CS/HB 1145 - Administrative Procedures Summary

• Defines "repromulgation" as republication of existing rules after agency review for consistency with statutory authority, and "technical change" as corrections of grammatical/typographical errors; requires agencies to repromulgate rules every 5-10 years or the rule is automatically repealed.

• Enhances rulemaking transparency by requiring detailed notice of rule development, public workshop availability, notice of proposed rules with regulatory cost summaries, and material incorporated by reference made publicly accessible online.

• Establishes stricter requirements for small business impact analysis by defining specific thresholds (education/training requirements, fees over $500, price increases, specialized employees, operating costs over $1,000, capital expenditures over $1,000) that trigger mandatory regulatory cost statements.

• Mandates agencies provide regulatory alternatives to the Administrative Procedures Committee and allow extended timelines for rule filing when lower-cost alternatives are proposed; failure to follow procedures constitutes material error.

• Requires emergency rules to be published in Florida Administrative Code and prohibits superseding emergency rules; allows only technical changes within 7 days of adoption; modifies annual regulatory plan requirements to identify rules requiring repromulgation.