PROHIBIT CERTAIN AGENCY RULES

SB 253 prevents state agencies from adopting new rules that would cost the state money or reduce state revenue without a prior legislative budget allocation for that specific purpose. The bill requires agencies to include a fiscal analysis of the rule's financial impact on state funds in their public notice and to cite a prior legislative appropriation as the legal basis for the rule. This applies to all state agencies proposing new rules under New Mexico's rulemaking process, ensuring new regulations align with existing state budget authority. The law aims to prevent unfunded mandates by requiring fiscal transparency before rule adoption.