SF0063

Amends administrative procedure requirements to require agencies to identify and provide notice of major rules, and clarifies the definition of major rule based on economic impact thresholds.

• Requires agencies to include in rulemaking notices a statement identifying whether proposed rules are major rules, along with a statement of need and additional information necessary for regulatory analysis as required by W.S. 28-9-109. (W.S. 16-3-103(a)(i)(M))
• Directs the state registrar of rules to prescribe a format for state agencies to follow when preparing proposed amendments to existing rules that clearly indicates additions and deletions from existing language. (W.S. 16-3-103(f)(i))
• Requires the state registrar of rules to adopt rules ensuring that state agencies provide information necessary for regulatory analysis of major rules as specified in the rulemaking notice requirements. (W.S. 16-3-103(f)(ii))
• Redefines a major rule as one that will result in or is likely to result in annual economic impact of direct or indirect costs of not less than two hundred thousand dollars per year, replacing the previous one million dollar threshold. (W.S. 28-9-109(h)(i))

Effective: July 1, 2026

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