Bill Text: IA HF2349 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for review and ongoing rescission of administrative rules.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-07 - Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 211. [HF2349 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2349-Introduced.html
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BY
WILLS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
review
and
ongoing
rescission
of
1
administrative
rules.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
17A.7,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
Beginning
July
January
1,
2012
2027
,
over
each
five-year
3
period
of
time,
an
each
agency
shall
conduct
an
ongoing
and
4
comprehensive
review
of
all
of
the
agency’s
rules.
The
goal
of
5
the
review
is
the
identification
and
elimination
of
all
rules
6
of
the
agency
that
are
outdated,
redundant,
or
inconsistent
or
7
incompatible
with
statute
or
its
own
rules
or
those
of
other
8
agencies.
An
Over
each
five-year
period
of
time,
an
agency
9
shall
commence
its
review
by
developing
a
plan
of
review
in
10
consultation
with
major
stakeholders
and
constituent
groups.
11
When
the
agency
completes
the
five-year
review
of
the
agency’s
12
own
rules,
the
agency
shall
provide
a
summary
of
the
results
13
to
the
administrative
rules
coordinator
and
the
administrative
14
rules
review
committee.
15
Sec.
2.
Section
17A.7,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
16
following
new
subsections:
17
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
a.
Each
chapter
of
rules
is
rescinded
18
five
years
after
the
date
on
which
the
chapter
as
a
whole
19
became
effective.
A
chapter
rescinded
in
this
manner
ceases
20
to
be
effective
as
of
the
date
of
rescission.
Before
or
after
21
such
rescission
occurs,
the
agency
that
adopted
the
chapter
may
22
adopt
the
chapter
anew.
Such
adoption
shall
be
subject
to
this
23
chapter.
24
b.
The
effective
date
of
adoption,
amendment,
or
rescission
25
of
individual
rules
or
portions
of
rules
in
a
chapter,
and
the
26
date
of
any
changes
to
the
chapter
or
rules
or
portions
of
27
rules
in
the
chapter
pursuant
to
section
2B.13,
shall
not
be
28
considered
when
determining
the
effective
date
of
the
chapter
29
as
a
whole
for
purposes
of
this
subsection.
The
date
of
30
rescission
of
a
chapter
under
paragraph
“a”
shall
not
be
altered
31
if
such
date
falls
on
a
Saturday,
Sunday,
or
holiday.
32
c.
(1)
If
a
chapter
has
been
rescinded
under
this
33
subsection,
the
agency
that
adopted
the
chapter
shall
notify
34
the
administrative
code
editor
in
writing
of
the
rescission.
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The
administrative
rules
coordinator
may
notify
the
1
administrative
code
editor
in
writing
on
behalf
of
the
agency.
2
(2)
As
soon
as
practicable
after
receiving
such
3
notification,
the
administrative
code
editor
shall
publish
4
notice
of
the
rescission
in
the
Iowa
administrative
bulletin
5
and,
no
sooner
than
two
weeks
after
such
publication,
remove
6
the
chapter
from
the
Iowa
administrative
code.
7
d.
When
a
chapter
of
rules
becoming
effective
as
a
whole
is
8
published
in
the
Iowa
administrative
code,
the
administrative
9
code
editor
shall
include
the
next
rescission
date
of
the
10
chapter,
as
provided
in
this
subsection,
with
the
chapter.
11
e.
For
a
chapter
of
rules
that
most
recently
became
12
effective
as
a
whole
prior
to
January
1,
2023,
the
effective
13
date
of
the
chapter
shall
be
deemed
January
1,
2023,
for
14
purposes
of
this
subsection.
For
a
chapter
that
most
recently
15
became
effective
as
a
whole
on
or
after
January
1,
2023,
the
16
date
of
rescission
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
be
based
17
on
the
most
recent
effective
date
of
the
chapter
as
a
whole.
18
f.
An
agency
may
submit
proposed
legislation
to
the
general
19
assembly
pursuant
to
section
2.16
that
would
modify
the
20
applicability
of
this
subsection
to
rules
adopted
by
the
agency
21
governing
a
narrowly
specified
subject.
Such
submission
may
22
be
made
no
less
than
one
year
and
no
more
than
two
years
prior
23
to
the
rescission
of
the
chapter
pursuant
to
this
subsection.
24
The
agency
shall
submit
a
cost-benefit
analysis
of
the
rules
25
affected
by
the
proposed
legislation
to
the
general
assembly
26
with
the
proposed
legislation
and
post
the
analysis
on
the
27
agency’s
internet
site.
28
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
By
July
1,
2025,
the
administrative
29
rules
coordinator
shall
establish
a
process
to
utilize
30
artificial
intelligence
technology
to
review
the
Iowa
31
administrative
code
on
an
ongoing
basis
and
identify
rules
that
32
are
outdated,
redundant,
or
inconsistent
or
incompatible
with
33
statute
or
other
rules.
The
administrative
rules
coordinator
34
shall
review
the
rules
identified
and
submit
a
summary
of
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such
rules
that
meet
the
criteria
of
this
subsection
to
1
the
general
assembly
by
January
1
each
year.
The
general
2
assembly
shall
post
the
summary
on
the
general
assembly’s
3
internet
site.
The
summary
shall
include
a
citation
of
each
4
rule
identified;
whether
the
rule
is
outdated,
redundant,
or
5
inconsistent
or
incompatible
with
statute
or
other
rules;
and
a
6
brief
description
of
the
reason
for
this
determination.
The
7
administrative
rules
coordinator
shall
also
submit
a
summary
8
to
each
agency
of
the
rules
adopted
by
the
agency
that
were
9
identified
in
this
manner,
if
any.
The
office
of
the
chief
10
information
officer
shall
assist
the
administrative
rules
11
coordinator
in
the
implementation
of
this
subsection
upon
12
request.
13
EXPLANATION
14
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
15
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
16
This
bill
establishes
a
process
for
ongoing
rescission
of
17
rules
in
the
Iowa
administrative
code.
The
bill
provides
that
18
each
chapter
of
rules
is
rescinded
five
years
after
the
date
19
on
which
the
chapter
as
a
whole
became
effective.
A
chapter
20
rescinded
in
this
manner
ceases
to
be
effective
as
of
the
date
21
of
rescission.
Before
or
after
the
rescission,
the
agency
that
22
adopted
the
chapter
may
adopt
the
chapter
anew.
23
The
bill
provides
that
the
effective
date
of
adoption,
24
amendment,
or
rescission
of
individual
rules
or
portions
of
25
rules
in
a
chapter
shall
not
be
considered
when
determining
the
26
effective
date
of
the
chapter
as
a
whole
for
purposes
of
the
27
ongoing
rescission
process.
28
If
a
chapter
has
been
rescinded
under
this
process,
the
29
agency
that
adopted
the
chapter
shall
notify
the
administrative
30
code
editor
in
writing
of
the
rescission.
The
administrative
31
rules
coordinator
may
notify
the
administrative
code
editor
in
32
writing
on
behalf
of
the
agency.
As
soon
as
practicable
after
33
receiving
such
notification,
the
administrative
code
editor
34
shall
publish
notice
of
the
rescission
in
the
bulletin
and,
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no
sooner
than
two
weeks
after
such
publication,
remove
the
1
chapter
from
the
Iowa
administrative
code.
When
a
chapter
of
2
rules
becoming
effective
as
a
whole
is
published
in
the
Iowa
3
administrative
code,
the
bill
requires
the
administrative
code
4
editor
to
include
the
next
rescission
date
of
the
chapter.
5
For
a
chapter
of
rules
that
most
recently
became
effective
6
as
a
whole
prior
to
January
1,
2023,
the
effective
date
of
the
7
chapter
shall
be
deemed
January
1,
2023,
for
purposes
of
the
8
ongoing
rescission
process.
For
a
chapter
that
most
recently
9
became
effective
as
a
whole
on
or
after
January
1,
2023,
the
10
date
of
rescission
shall
be
based
on
the
most
recent
effective
11
date
of
the
chapter
as
a
whole.
12
The
bill
authorizes
an
agency
to
submit
proposed
legislation
13
to
the
general
assembly
that
would
modify
the
applicability
of
14
the
ongoing
rescission
process
to
rules
adopted
by
the
agency
15
governing
a
narrowly
specified
subject.
The
bill
requires
16
an
agency
that
does
so
to
submit
a
cost-benefit
analysis
of
17
the
rules
affected
by
the
proposed
legislation
to
the
general
18
assembly
with
the
proposed
legislation
and
to
post
the
analysis
19
on
the
agency’s
internet
site.
20
The
bill
provides
that
the
next
period
for
the
ongoing
review
21
of
rules
by
agencies
required
under
current
law
shall
commence
22
January
1,
2027.
23
The
bill
requires
the
administrative
rules
coordinator
to
24
establish
by
July
1,
2025,
a
process
to
utilize
artificial
25
intelligence
technology
to
review
the
Iowa
administrative
code
26
on
an
ongoing
basis
and
identify
rules
that
are
outdated,
27
redundant,
or
inconsistent
or
incompatible
with
statute
or
28
other
rules.
The
bill
provides
for
an
annual
summary
of
the
29
results
of
this
process
to
be
submitted
to
the
general
assembly
30
and
relevant
agencies.
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