Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF936: Cost-benefit analysis required for proposed administrative rules, adoption of certain rules prohibited, and notice to legislature upon adoption of exempt rules required.
Status: In committee, April 9, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring cost-benefit analysis for proposed administrative rules; prohibiting the adoption of certain rules; requiring notice to the legislature upon adoption of certain exempt rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 14.002; 14.02, by adding subdivisions; 14.131; 14.14, subdivision 2; 14.15, subdivisions 3, 4; 14.386; 14.388, subdivision 2; 14.389, subdivision 2; 14.44; 14.45; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14.
From the introduced text, February 14, 2025:
A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring cost-benefit analysis for proposed administrative rules; prohibiting the adoption of certain rules; requiring notice to the legislature upon adoption of certain exempt rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 14.002; 14.02, by adding subdivisions; 14.131; 14.14, subdivision 2; 14.15, subdivisions 3, 4; 14.386; 14.388, subdivision 2; 14.389, subdivision 2; 14.44; 14.45; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14. Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 14.002, is amended to read: 14.002 STATE REGULATORY POLICY. The legislature recognizes the important and sensitive role for administrative rules in implementing policies and programs created by the legislature. However, the legislature finds that some regulatory rules and programs have become overly prescriptive and inflexible, thereby increasing costs to the state, local governments, and the regulated community and decreasing the effectiveness of the regulatory program. Therefore, new text begin [ADDED: state agencies may only adopt rules for which benefits exceed costs and, ] new text end whenever feasible, state agencies must develop rules and regulatory programs that emphasize superior achievement in meeting the agency's regulatory objectives and maximum flexibility for the regulated party and the agency in meeting those goals. Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 14.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to read: new text begin [ADDED: Subd. 2a.] new text end …