Providing for decennial review of administrative rules by the general assembly and related procedures, and including effective date provisions

The bill directs the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives to refer reports submitted pursuant to the bill to the appropriate standing committees of the general assembly for review. The bill authorizes a standing committee to sponsor a joint resolution pursuant to Article III, section of the Iowa Constitution to nullify one or more rules designated in a report reviewed by the committee. The bill prohibits an agency from adopting a rule that is in the same or a substantially similar form as a designated rule that is nullified in the year in which it was designated or in a subsequent year to which review is deferred unless the rule is specifically authorized by law. The bill authorizes the general assembly to defer review of a designated rule until the next regular session of the general assembly by joint resolution. Such a resolution may include more than one designated rule and designated rules from more than one agency. The general assembly may defer review of a designated rule multiple times. The bill directs the legislative services agency to provide agencies with information regarding the Iowa administrative code as necessary to facilitate the drafting of reports pursuant to the bill. The bill takes effect upon enactment.