Joint Resolution; energy, agriculture, and wildlife state agencies; approving certain proposed permanent rules; distribution.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Micheal Bergstrom and 1 co-sponsor

Legislative approval of specific permanent rules from energy, agriculture, and wildlife agencies, enabling those rules to take effect with official distribution.

Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/28/2025

Overview / Purpose

HJR 1033 is a legislative joint resolution that approves specified proposed permanent administrative rules issued by state agencies that regulate energy, agriculture, and wildlife, and provides for the statutory distribution of those approved rules. The resolution exercises the legislature’s authority to review and approve agency rulemaking under the administrative procedure applicable in the state.

Because the full text of the specific agency rules is not provided with the bill summary, HJR 1033 functions as a procedural instrument: it formally ratifies particular permanent rules proposed by the named agencies and arranges for those approved rules to be distributed in accordance with applicable law.

Key provisions (as indicated by the title and procedural context)

Legislative approval of certain proposed permanent rules adopted by the state agencies that oversee:

Energy programs/regulation
Agricultural programs/regulation
Wildlife programs/regulation

Direction for the distribution of the approved rules (e.g., filing, publication, and delivery to the Secretary of State, legislative libraries or committees, or other recipients as required by statute).

No substantive changes to the underlying statutes are made by the resolution; it operates to grant legislative assent to agency rule text so the rules can take effect or remain in force.

Note: The bill text identifying the exact rule sections and agencies is not included here. For specifics on regulatory content, consult the individual agency rulemaking records or the enrolled resolution text.

Who is affected

The state agencies that issued the proposed permanent rules (energy, agriculture, wildlife).

Regulated entities and individuals governed by those agency rules — potentially utilities, energy developers, agricultural producers, wildlife managers, hunters, landowners, and related businesses — depending on the content of the rules.

Agency enforcement and permitting processes that rely on the approved rules.

Legislative and procedural timeline / status

Introduced: April 30, 2025 (Authored by Representative Kendrix; principal Senate author Senator Bergstrom)

Committee: Referred to Administrative Rules; Administrative Rules Committee recommended “Do Pass” (May 5, 2025)

House action: Third Reading — Passed 83 Ayes, 0 Nays (May 15, 2025)

Senate action: Passed 44 Ayes, 0 Nays; Engrossed and enrolled May 21, 2025

Sent to Governor: May 21, 2025

Final status: Became law without the Governor’s signature on May 28, 2025

Implications and next steps

With legislative approval, the specified permanent rules will have the force of law where applicable; affected parties should review the rule texts to determine compliance obligations, permit changes, or operational impacts.

For the authoritative rule language and regulatory details, consult:

The enrolled resolution text (official legislative records)
Rule files and notices from the relevant state energy, agriculture, and wildlife agencies
The state register/administrative code where permanent rules are codified

If you want, I can locate the enrolled text or the specific agency rule filings referenced by HJR 1033 and summarize the substantive regulatory changes.

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