MN SF2814

Lowers the cost threshold for requiring legislative approval of agency rules from $25,000 to $10,000 for compliance in any year after the rule takes effect.

Reduces the small business employee threshold from 50 to 25 full-time employees for triggering the legislative approval requirement.

Expands legislative approval requirement to include counties and towns with fewer than 25 full-time employees, previously limited to cities with fewer than 10 employees.

Changes the mechanism from individual business/city exemptions to automatic suspension of all rules exceeding the threshold until approved by enacted law.

Adds restrictions on governor waivers of the legislative approval requirement, limiting their effectiveness to the next adjournment of an annual regular legislative session and requiring record maintenance.