Joint Resolution; judicial and public safety state agencies; approving certain proposed permanent rules; disapproving certain proposed permanent rules; distribution.

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

Legislature reviews, approves or disapproves proposed permanent rules from judicial/public safety agencies; disapproved rules cannot take effect, approved ones proceed.

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

Main purpose and intent

HJR 1034 is a legislative joint resolution that reviews, approves, and disapproves a set of proposed permanent administrative rules submitted by state entities within the judicial and public safety arenas. The resolution authorizes which of those proposed rules may proceed and which are rejected, and it includes provisions for distribution of the resolution’s text to the appropriate parties.

Key provisions

Approvals and disapprovals: The resolution (by legislative action) approves certain proposed permanent rules from judicial and public safety state agencies and disapproves others. The specific rules approved or disapproved are referenced in the enrolled resolution text (not provided here).

Distribution: The resolution directs distribution of the resolution (and implicitly notice of the legislative actions) to the appropriate officials and agencies, consistent with standard legislative practice for administrative-rule resolutions.

Effect on rulemaking: For rules disapproved by the resolution, agencies are prevented from adopting those proposed permanent rules as submitted; approved rules may proceed according to the normal administrative process and take effect as allowed under applicable rulemaking statutes.

Who is affected

State judicial and public safety agencies that submitted the proposed permanent rules — their ability to implement those rules depends on whether they were approved or disapproved.

Persons and entities regulated by the affected rules (e.g., licensees, providers, institutions, or members of the public subject to judicial or public safety regulations) — approval or disapproval will determine whether new or changed regulatory requirements apply.

State administrative and recordkeeping offices that must receive and distribute the resolution per the distribution instructions.

Legislative and procedural timeline

Introduced (House): April 30, 2025 (Author: Representative Kendrix)

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

House action: Third Reading — passed 78 Ayes, 3 Nays (May 15, 2025); enrolled and returned to Senate

Senate action: Passed by Senate 43 Ayes, 0 Nays (May 21, 2025)

Sent to Governor: May 21, 2025

Final status: Became law without Governor’s signature — effective May 28, 2025

Notes and how to get details

The summary above reflects the procedural and substantive scope of HJR 1034 as a resolution exercising legislative review over agency rulemaking. The provided bill text did not list the specific proposed permanent rules that were approved or disapproved.

To identify the exact rules affected, consult:

The enrolled/resolved bill text for HJR 1034 (final version filed May 21, 2025)
Administrative Rules Committee reports and the agencies’ rulemaking dockets
Secretary of State or state rulemaking registry entries for the judicial and public safety agencies involved

Authors: Representative Kendrix (primary House author); Senator Bergstrom (primary Senate author).

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