Mississippi HB644: Administrative Procedures Act; amend to require agency's notice of proposed rule adoption to include cost to the state.

What the bill says

An act to amend section 25-43-3.103, mississippi code of 1972, to provide that the notice of an agency's proposed rule adoption shall include how much the proposed rule will cost the state; to require a copy of the notice of proposed rule adoption to be provided to each member of the mississippi legislature; to amend section 25-43-3.105, mississippi code of 1972, to provide that a copy of the economic impact statement shall be forwarded to each member of the mississippi legislature at no cost to the member…

From the introduced text:

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-43-3.103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE NOTICE OF AN AGENCY'S PROPOSED RULE ADOPTION SHALL INCLUDE HOW MUCH THE PROPOSED RULE WILL COST THE STATE; TO REQUIRE A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE ADOPTION TO BE PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE; TO AMEND SECTION 25-43-3.105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A COPY OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT SHALL BE FORWARDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE AT NO COST TO THE MEMBER; TO AMEND SECTION 25-43-3.111, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A RULE IS INVALID UNLESS ADOPTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT AS IT EXISTED ON THE DATE THE RULE WAS ADOPTED; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 25-43-4.104, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 25-43-3.103, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 25-43-3.103. (1) At least twenty-five (25) days before the adoption of a rule an agency shall cause notice of its contemplated action to be properly filed with the Secretary of State for publication in the administrative bulletin. The notice of proposed rule adoption must include: (a) A short explanation of the purpose of the proposed rule and …