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SF0127 • 2025

Administrative rules-legislative review.

AN ACT relating to administrative procedure; requiring the completion of economic analyses for major administrative rules; amending the process for legislative review and notice of rules; making conforming amendments; specifying applicability; requiring a study and a report; providing an appropriation; authorizing additional positions; and providing for effective dates.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Boner
Last action
2025-03-06
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2026

Plain English Breakdown

The act's effectiveness and impact are uncertain and will be studied further.

Review and Analysis for Major Administrative Rules

This act requires the Legislative Service Office to review major administrative rules, conduct economic impact analyses, and provide reports on these rules to legislators.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Legislative Service Office to complete an economic analysis of any rule that will have a significant economic impact or adverse effects on Wyoming's economy within 50 days after submission.
  • Allows Management Council, Management Audit Committee, joint interim committees, or individual legislators to introduce legislation in the next session to stop implementation or enforcement of major rules based on these analyses.
  • Appropriates $400,000 from the general fund for hiring up to two additional employees at the Legislative Service Office to handle new responsibilities.
  • Requires a study and report by the Management Audit Committee during 2025 interim period about this act's impact and relation to existing laws.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Legislative Service Office, which will be responsible for conducting economic analyses of major rules.
  • Executive branch agencies that submit major rules for review.
  • Legislators who can introduce legislation based on the analysis results.

Terms To Know

Major rule
A rule with an annual impact on Wyoming's economy of at least $1 million or significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, or innovation in the state.
Regulatory impact analysis
An economic study that evaluates the costs and benefits of a major rule before it is implemented.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act's substantive requirements take effect on July 1, 2026.
  • It does not specify how the Legislative Service Office will prioritize or manage multiple analyses if many rules are submitted at once.
  • The effectiveness of the new review process in improving rule-making is uncertain.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SF0127HS001

Standing Committee • House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivis

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment modifies the bill to focus on major administrative rules by inserting 'major' before relevant terms and changing responsibilities from a chief economist to a legislative service office.

  • Adds definitions for 'major rule' and specifies criteria that must be met for a rule to qualify as such.
  • Changes references from the chief economist to the legislative service office in various sections of the bill.
  • Inserts new requirements for studies, reports, and additional positions related to major rules.
  • The amendment text does not provide full details on how the changes will be implemented or their specific impacts.
SF0127S3001

3rd reading • Senator Boner

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment removes certain sections and provisions from an act related to administrative procedure, focusing on economic analyses for rules and modifying how these rules are reviewed by legislators.

  • Removes specific language about 'major' rules throughout the bill text.
  • Modifies the process of legislative review and notice requirements for new rules.
  • Adds a requirement that the chief economist completes regulatory impact analysis within 50 days after rule submission.
  • Revises definitions and reporting procedures to align with updated criteria.
  • The amendment text does not provide detailed explanations for each deletion, making it difficult to understand all implications of removed sections without additional context.
SF0127SW001

Committee of the Whole • Senator Boner

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes how major administrative rules can become effective by specifying that they must have an explicit start date unless otherwise stated.

  • Changes the language to require a specific effective date for major agency rules unless another date is explicitly provided in the rule.
  • The amendment does not provide details on what happens if no effective date is specified, which could leave some uncertainty about when such rules would take effect.
SF0127JC001

Conference Committee

S Adopted, H Adopted

Plain English: The amendment modifies the bill to focus on major administrative rules by adding specific definitions and requirements for economic analyses, reporting, and legislative review processes.

  • Adds a definition of 'major rule' that includes criteria such as significant economic impact or adverse effects on competition, employment, etc.
  • Replaces references to the chief economist with the legislative service office in various sections.
  • Inserts new requirements for studies and reports related to major rules.
  • Modifies the process for introducing legislation to prohibit implementation of major rules based on analysis results.
  • The amendment text does not provide full details about all changes, requiring readers to refer back to the original bill for context.
SF0127SS001

Standing Committee • Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water

Corrected, Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the process for major administrative rules by requiring legislative approval within a specified time frame.

  • A major agency rule can take effect immediately upon submission to the legislature but must be ratified by the legislature to remain in effect.
  • Removed sections that outlined specific timelines and requirements for ratification of major agency rules.
  • Adjusted references to subsections and removed redundant language throughout the bill.
  • The amendment text does not specify the exact time frame within which legislative approval must be obtained, leaving this detail unclear.
SF0127VT001

Veto Override

S Adopted, H Adopted

Plain English: This amendment overrides the governor's veto of a bill that relates to administrative procedure and economic analyses for major rules.

  • Overrides the governor's decision to reject the bill.
  • The official text does not provide details about specific changes made by the original bill, only that it overrides the veto.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-06 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number 128

  2. 2025-03-04 Governor

    Governor Vetoed SEA No. 0059

  3. 2025-02-28 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0059

  4. 2025-02-28 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0059

  5. 2025-02-27 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA No. 0059

  6. 2025-02-26 House

    H Appointed JCC01 Members

  7. 2025-02-25 Senate

    S Appointed JCC01 Members

  8. 2025-02-25 Senate

    S Concur:Failed 0-30-1-0-0

  9. 2025-02-25 Senate

    S Received for Concurrence

  10. 2025-02-25 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 56-5-1-0-0

  11. 2025-02-24 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  12. 2025-02-21 House

    H COW:Passed

  13. 2025-02-19 House

    H Placed on General File

  14. 2025-02-19 House

    H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0

  15. 2025-02-18 House

    :Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations

  16. 2025-02-18 House

    H07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0

  17. 2025-02-10 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations

  18. 2025-02-07 House

    H Received for Introduction

  19. 2025-02-07 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 25-6-0-0-0

  20. 2025-02-06 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Laid Back

  21. 2025-02-05 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Laid Back

  22. 2025-02-04 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  23. 2025-02-03 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  24. 2025-01-30 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  25. 2025-01-30 Senate

    S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  26. 2025-01-28 Senate

    :Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations

  27. 2025-01-28 Senate

    S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  28. 2025-01-24 Senate

    :Refer to S05 - Agriculture

  29. 2025-01-21 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations

  30. 2025-01-17 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  31. 2025-01-16 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 25LSO-0526

Bill No.:

SF0127

Effective:

7/1/2026

LSO No.:

25LSO-0526

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0059

Chapter No.:

128

Prime Sponsor:

Boner

Catch Title:

Administrative rules-legislative review.

Has Report:

Yes

Subject:

Requiring legislative review and analysis of specified administrative rules.

Summary/Major Elements:

Current law requires the Legislative Service Office to review executive branch rules to determine if the rule is within the scope of statutory authority and legislative intent.

This act requires the Legislative Service Office to review major rules and conduct regulatory impact analyses on major rules. The act defines "major rules" as an administrative rule or emergency rule that will or may have: (1) an annual impact on Wyoming's economy with direct or indirect costs of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000.00); or (2) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, or innovation in the state.

The Legislative Service Office must complete the regulatory impact analysis within fifty (50) days after the major rule was submitted.

Management Council, Management Audit Committee, a joint interim committee, or a legislator may introduce legislation in the next session after the analysis of the major rule to prohibit the implementation or enforcement of the major rule.

The act requires the Management Audit Committee to study this act during the 2025 interim and its relation to existing law concerning the legislative role in reviewing administrative rules. The Management Audit Committee must report to Management Council by December 1, 2025 on the results of this study.

The act appropriates four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00) to the Legislative Service Office to hire up to two (2) employees to perform the duties that this act requires.

Comments:

The act contains an appropriation to the Legislative Service Office.

The act requires a study and report from the Management Audit Committee.

This act has a split effective date. The provisions authorizing the study and appropriation are effective immediately, while the substantive requirements associated with the review of major rules take effect on July 1, 2026.

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto of this act.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent.

While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
25LSO-0526

ORIGINAL Senate

ENGROSSED
File No
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SF0127

ENROLLED ACT NO. 59,

SENATE

SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2025 General Session

AN ACT relating to administrative procedure; requiring the completion of economic analyses for major administrative rules; amending the process for legislative review and notice of rules; making conforming amendments; specifying applicability; requiring a study and a report; providing an appropriation; authorizing additional positions; and providing for effective dates.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 28
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109 is created to read:

28
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109.

Agency rules; analysis and review.

(a)

The legislative service office shall review each major rule submitted under this act and report the review in accordance with this section.

(b)

For each major rule submitted under this act, the legislative service office shall:

(i)

Not later than fifteen (15) days after the major rule was submitted under W.S. 28
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103(b), provide the major rule to each member of the legislature;

(ii)

Not later than the time specified in subsection (e) of this section, complete a regulatory impact analysis in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.

(c)

Each regulatory impact analysis of a major rule shall include:

(i)

A statement of need for the major rule, provided by the agency promulgating the major rule;

(ii)

The statutory authority for the promulgation of the major rule;

(iii)

An examination of alternatives to the enactment of the major rule;

(iv)

An evaluation of the costs and benefits for the major rule, including:

(A)

Estimated primary or direct benefits accruing as a result of the major rule;

(B)

Estimated cost savings or financial benefits to the state and its residents and businesses;

(C)

Estimated compliance costs for regulated entities subject to the major rule;

(D)

Estimated secondary or indirect costs associated with the major rule;

(E)

Estimated effect on state revenue;

(F)

Estimated effect on state expenditures, including estimated administrative expenses;

(G)

Estimated opportunity costs. For purposes of this subparagraph, the cost of compliance in terms of any resulting removal of private capital from the market shall be included in the analysis;

(H)

The sources consulted to complete the analysis;

(J)

Key assumptions made and sources of uncertainty with the analysis;

(K)

Any other information the legislative service office determines would be beneficial for legislative consideration of the major rule.

(d)

Upon completing a regulatory impact analysis, the legislative service office shall provide the analysis to each member of the legislature and shall make the analysis available to the public.

(e)

The legislative service office shall complete each regulatory analysis not later than fifty (50) days after the major rule was submitted for review under W.S. 28
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103(b).

(f)

To the extent resources are available, the council may direct the legislative service office to perform a regulatory impact analysis for any existing major rule.

(g)

The legislative service office may request any information, expertise or assistance from an agency promulgating a major rule. Upon receiving a request under this subsection, the agency shall provide all information and assistance necessary for the legislative service office to complete the regulatory impact analysis required under this section.

(h)

"Major rule" means a rule, including an emergency rule, designated by management council under W.S. 28
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109 that will result in or is likely to result in one (1) or more of the following:

(i)

An annual impact on the economy of Wyoming that will result in direct or indirect costs of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00);

(ii)

Significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity or innovation in the state, including significant adverse effects on individual industries or regions within Wyoming.

Section 2.

W.S. 28
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103(d) and by creating a new subsection (e), 28
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104(a)(intro) and 28
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107 by creating a new subsection (d) are amended to read:

28
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101.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this act:

(iv)

"This act" means W.S. 28
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101 through
28
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108
28
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109
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28
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103.

Submission of rules for review; notice to legislators.

(d)

Upon receipt of an agency's notice to adopt new rules pursuant to W.S. 16
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103(a)(i), the legislative service office shall give notice to the primary sponsor of the legislation, to members of the interim or standing committee which sponsored or acted upon the legislation authorizing the new rules and to
any
every
other legislator
.

requesting notification.
The notice given by the legislative service office shall state a copy of the rules will be sent if requested. Notice under this subsection is not required for persons not currently serving in the legislature.

(e)

Upon receipt of an agency's notice to adopt rules under W.S. 16
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103(a)(i), the legislative service office shall give notice to each legislator.

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104.

Review procedure; time for review; criteria for review.

(a)

The legislative service office shall review rules submitted under W.S. 28
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103(b) and report its findings to the council. The legislative service office shall review new rules and include therein any comments from the primary sponsor of the legislation, the chairman of the interim or standing committee which sponsored or acted upon the legislation authorizing the new rules and any other legislator submitting comments, and shall report their findings to the council.
The legislative service office shall review all major rules in accordance with W.S. 28
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109.
The report required under this subsection shall be submitted to the council:

28
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107.

Legislative orders; action required; implementation and enforcement of rules.

(d)

If the council, management audit committee, a joint interim committee or any legislator determines that it is appropriate after reviewing the results of the analysis completed under W.S. 28
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109, the council, a joint interim committee or any legislator may introduce legislation in the next succeeding legislative session following the completion of the analysis to obtain a legislative order to prohibit the implementation or enforcement of the major rule.

Section 3.

This act shall apply to all rules for which notice is given under W.S. 16
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103(a)(i) on and after July 1, 2026.

Section 4
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During the 2025 interim, the management audit committee of the Wyoming legislature shall study this act and its relation to existing statutory provisions concerning the legislative role in the administrative rule review process. The management audit committee shall receive all assistance requested from the legislative service office and executive branch agencies while conducting the study required by this section. Not later than December 1, 2025, the management audit committee shall report to the management council on the conclusion of the study required by this section.

The report shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the appropriate legislative role in overseeing administrative rules and the regulatory impact thereof, the legislative staff required to assist the legislature in completing this role, which legislative body should oversee this role when the legislature is not in session and any statutory changes necessary to effectuate the findings in the report. The management audit committee or management council may sponsor legislation during the 2026 budget session to effectuate the findings of the report. Funding for legislative staff necessary to effectuate the findings of the report required by this section may be included in the 2025 legislative appropriations bill.

Section 5.

(a)

There is appropriated four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00) from the general fund to the legislative service office for the purposes of hiring not more than two (2) full time equivalent employees to perform the functions specified in this act. Notwithstanding W.S. 9
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1008, 9
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1012(e) and 9
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207, this appropriation shall remain in effect and shall not lapse or revert at the end of the fiscal biennium except upon further legislative action.

(b)

The legislative service office may take any action necessary to implement this act before July 1, 2026, including the hiring of positions to implement this act.

Section 6
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(a)

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective July 1, 2026
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(b)

Sections 3 through 6 of this act are effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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