FL H1565

Agencies must prepare a statement of estimated regulatory costs for rules with adverse impacts on small businesses or increasing regulatory costs over $200,000 within 1 year of implementation.

Emergency rules may be renewed beyond 90 days only when the agency has initiated rulemaking and either faces a pending challenge to proposed rules or proposed rules await legislative ratification.

Rules exceeding economic thresholds of $1 million in adverse impacts on economic growth, business competitiveness, or regulatory costs within 5 years must be submitted to legislative leadership at least 30 days before the next regular session and cannot take effect until ratified by the Legislature.

Agencies must provide revised regulatory cost statements at least 45 days before rule adoption if changes increase regulatory costs, and failure to prepare statements or respond to lower-cost alternatives is a material procedural failure.

Agencies may establish by rule the timeframe for applicants to submit additional information requested during license application review and must grant extensions for good cause.