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Legislative control of administrative rules

Kansas placed a 2026 ballot measure before voters that would authorize the state legislature to revise or suspend administrative rules and regulations by concurrent resolution, shifting power from agencies toward elected lawmakers.

Should the Kansas Legislature be able to revise or suspend agency administrative rules by concurrent resolution?

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Sources

Ballotpedia — https://ballotpedia.org/Kansas_2026_ballot_measures
Authorize the Kansas State Legislature to revise or suspend administrative rules and regulation via a concurrent resolution
Positions on this issue  ·  liberal → conservative
  1. Preserve strong agency rulemaking independence with minimal legislative vetoes
  2. Allow legislative review only through full statutes, not concurrent resolutions
  3. Undecided; support case-by-case oversight without broad new powers
  4. Permit legislature to suspend or revise rules by concurrent resolution with limits
  5. Give legislature broad, rapid authority to rewrite or nullify agency regulations