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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 1972 Requires General Assembly Approval for Administrative Rules
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsor: Bennie Cook
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What This Bill Would Do
State agencies in Missouri are prohibited from enacting without approval from the General Assembly through a . The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules must receive final orders of rulemaking thirty days prior to filing, and rules with s exceeding $250,000 must be suspended by the committee.
Changes how state regulations take effect by shifting final rulemaking authority from executive agencies to the legislative branch, affecting all future state agency rule implementations and public compliance mandates.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State agencies
State agencies must submit proposed rules to the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and obtain General Assembly approval via concurrent resolution before rules can take effect.
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
The committee is granted the authority to review, hold hearings on, and suspend proposed rules depending on fiscal note estimates.
Key Facts
- No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under Chapter 536 shall become effective until approved by the general assembly.
- The filing agency must concurrently submit any proposed rule to the joint committee on administrative rules upon filing with the secretary of state.
- A final order of rulemaking shall not be filed with the secretary of state until thirty days after it is received by the committee.
- The committee must suspend the order of rulemaking if a required fiscal note estimates costs in excess of $250,000.
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- The general assembly may adopt a concurrent resolution in accordance with Article IV, Section 8 of the Constitution of Missouri to approve a proposed rule.
- Any rule, amendment, or rescission made without following these provisions shall be null, void, and unenforceable.
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When must the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules suspend a proposed rule?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- May 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 1, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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Legislative Veto of Executive Rules
The bill institutes a mandatory legislative approval step that makes administrative rule enactment contingent upon concurrent resolutions.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance80How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy75Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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