1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to job creation; imposing a temporary moratorium on state agency 
1.3 	rulemaking.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. RULEMAKING MORATORIUM.
 1.6 	(a) It is the intent of the legislature in enacting this section to provide for a stable and 
1.7 	predictable regulatory environment for businesses in this state by instituting a temporary 
1.8 	rulemaking moratorium.
1.9 	(b) For purposes of this section, "agency" has the meaning given in Minnesota 
1.10 	Statutes, section 14.02, subdivision 2.
1.11 	(c) No agency shall conduct rulemaking or adopt rules for the two-year period 
1.12 	beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2014, except under:
1.13 	(1) the good cause exemption in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 1, 
1.14 	including clause (1) relating to a serious and immediate threat to the public health, safety, 
1.15 	or welfare; clause (2) relating to compliance with a court order or a requirement in federal 
1.16 	law; clause (3) relating to incorporation of specific changes set forth in statute; and clause 
1.17 	(4) relating to changes that do not alter the sense, meaning, or effect of a rule; or
1.18 	(2) the process for repealing obsolete rules in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.3895.

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.