S.B. 232: Regulatory Impacts on Families

About this bill

Signed by the governor on March 18, 2026. This bill requires state agencies, counties, municipalities, and local school boards to consider the impact of certain governmental actions on families.

• Requires a state agency engaged in rulemaking to consider the impact a proposed rule may have on family health, stability, and formation
• Requires a state agency that reasonably expects a proposed rule to have a measurable negative impact on family health, stability, or formation to consider reasonable alternatives to reduce the impact
• Requires a county or municipal legislative body, before passing an ordinance, to consider the impact the proposed ordinance may have on family health, stability, and formation
• Specifies that a county or municipal legislative body's failure to comply with the requirement described above does not invalidate an ordinance enacted by the legislative body or create a cause of action
• Creates an exception to the family impact considerations described above for a county or municipal ordinance enacted in response to an emergency
• Requires a local school board, before adopting a policy or taking other formal action, to consider the impact the proposed rule or action may have on family health, stability, and formation

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Lincoln Fillmore