Iowa governor calls for rulemaking pause, regulatory review (2023)

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State governments have taken a variety of actions that impact the administrative state at the state level. These actions may address aspects of the regulatory process—such as rulemaking and regulatory review—or interactions between the administrative state and other branches of state government, including judicial deference.
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Iowa governor calls for rulemaking pause, regulatory review (2023)
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds (R) on January 10, 2023, signed an executive order that placed a moratorium on new state agency rulemaking and directed state agencies to conduct a comprehensive review of all administrative regulations.[1]
“Iowa's Administrative Code contains over 20,000 pages and 190,000 restrictive terms, putting undue burden on Iowans and the state's economy, increasing costs for employers, slowing job growth, and impacting private sector investments,” stated Reynolds in a press release. “In Iowa, we’re taking a commonsense approach that gets government out of the way and leads to a more robust economy in every community.”[2]
The moratorium on new rulemaking (with certain exceptions) takes effect on February 1 and extends through the review period for existing regulations determined by the state’s Administrative Rules Coordinator (ARC). Following the review process, state agencies seeking to renew existing rules must re-promulgate them through the rulemaking process outlined in the state’s Administrative Procedure Act.[1]
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