26RS HB 849

House Bill 849

Actions

Last Action	03/03/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to administrative regulations.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	2141
Sponsor	D. Lewis
Summary of Original Version	Create new sections of KRS Chapter 13A to require the Legislative Research Commission (LRC) to establish a public online permit transparency portal to track credentials issued by administrative bodies; require administrative bodies to submit regulatory inventory reports to the LRC; direct the LRC to compile the inventories into a comprehensive statewide regulatory baseline; amend KRS 13A.010 to define "transparent economic impact analysis"; amend KRS 13A.020 to declare the primary function of the Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee (ARRS) to be advisory and analytical, with an emphasis on economic analysis and efficiency; amend 13A.030 and 13A.290 to require ARRS to submit a report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on administrative regulations with a major economic impact and, if applicable, disputes between the economic analyses of the ARRS and the administrative body; repeal and reenact KRS 13A.105 to delay the effective date of any administrative regulation with a major economic impact until it is ratified by the General Assembly; establish legislative procedures, including a mechanism for an extraordinary session; amend KRS 13A.250 to authorize the LRC to require an administrative body to submit background data for any fiscal notes; amend KRS 13A.331 to limit the effective date for an administrative regulation that requires legislative approval; amend KRS 171.450 to direct the Department for Libraries and Archives to establish procedures for a publicly available comprehensive inventory of administrative regulations; allow the department to contract with vendors for advanced computing services related to the inventory; amend KRS 13A.040, 13A.100, and 13A.315 to conform.
Index Headings of Original Version	Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Permit transparency portal, major economic impact, analysis Archives And Records - Administrative regulations, records and archives, central depository Committees - Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee, economic analysis, reporting General Assembly - Administrative regulations, major economic impact, extraordinary session Governor - Administrative regulations, major economic impact, extraordinary session Information Technology - Permit transparency portal, records and archives, establishment Legislative Research Commission - Permit transparency portal, major economic impact, establishment Reports Mandated - Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee, economic analysis, reporting Research - Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee, economic analysis, reporting State Agencies - Commonwealth Office of Technology, permit transparency portal, creation State Agencies - Department for Library and Archives, administrative regulations, depository