MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR

House Bill No. 2648

An Act concerning administrative rules and regulations; requirements for adoption of rules and regulations; providing that agency adjudications shall not be used to establish policies that are rules governing future private conduct that have the force of law; relating to economic impact statements; requiring legislative ratification for certain rules and regulations; requiring the director of the budget to review an agency’s determination of implementation and compliance costs and disapprove proposed rules and regulations with incomplete or inaccurate economic impact statements; removing a requirement that legislative post audit conduct an audit in 2026 pertaining to economic impact statements; amending K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 77-415, 77-416 and 77-420 and repealing the existing sections.

Message to the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

House Bill 2648 would insert bureaucratic red tape intended to legislatively interfere with the timely implementation of necessary and important rules and regulations. Many of these regulations are for the protection and safety of Kansans.

Kansans voted no to giving the legislature veto power over rules and regulations in the November 2022 election. This is yet again another attempt by the legislature to undermine the will of the voters.

Therefore, under Article 2, Section 14(a) of the Constitution, I hereby veto House Bill 2648.

Laura Kelly, Governor

Dated April 12, 2024.