SB 120 Summary

• Establishes the Administrative Regulation Review Committee as a permanent interim legislative committee composed of 3 House members and 3 Senate members to review administrative regulations.

• Requires standing committees to review proposed regulations before adoption to determine if they properly implement legislative intent and report findings to the new committee.

• Mandates the Legislative Affairs Agency review proposed regulations for legality, constitutionality, and statutory authority, with priority given to regulations implementing newly enacted legislation.

• Requires state agencies to submit adopted regulations to the Administrative Regulation Review Committee within 45 days and include specific implementation deadlines in fiscal notes for bills directing regulation changes.

• Creates new procedures for legislative oversight of regulations, including the committee's authority to investigate findings and introduce bills to annul or supersede regulations that fail to implement legislative intent.