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REINS Act (House Bill 27 28) advances from committee on 5–1 vote; bill would require major rules be sent to legislature
Summary
House Bill 27 28, a version of the REINS Act, passed out of the Administrative Rules Committee on a 5–1 vote. The bill would require that any rule with a $1 million fiscal impact over five years be treated as a major rule and submitted for separate legislative consideration.
House Bill 27 28, the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (REINS Act of 2025), passed the Senate Administrative Rules Committee on a 5–1 vote after a short explanation by the bill’s author.
Senator Bergstrom told the committee: “Basically, this requires that any major rule which is defined as a rule with a $1,000,000 fiscal impact over 5 years, must be pulled out and run as a single rule before the late legislature.” Bergstrom moved the bill for a due pass recommendation; the motion carried with five ayes and one nay.
Why it matters: If enacted, the measure would change the rule-review pathway for any administrative rule meeting the bill’s fiscal-impact threshold by requiring separate legislative consideration.
Committee discussion and vote
Committee members had no extended debate on the merits. The clerk recorded the roll-call as five ayes and one nay. The transcript records the vote tally as: 5 ayes, 1 nay, and the motion declared passed.
What the record shows and does not
The committee-record explanation defines “major rule” by the $1,000,000-over-five-years fiscal threshold; the transcript does not record additional cost estimates, enforcement mechanisms, or how agencies would calculate the fiscal impact. The committee did not record floor amendments or further fiscal analysis in the committee transcript, and no agency representatives appear in the recorded segment to offer implementation detail.
Ending note
The author told members he expects companion or related resolutions and that committee members would receive follow-up materials by email. The bill now proceeds through the legislative process following committee approval.
