(a) Each bill filed in a house of the legislature that would create a new state agency or a new advisory committee to a state agency shall be reviewed by the commission.
(b) The commission shall review the bill to determine if:
(1) the proposed functions of the agency or committee could be administered by one or more existing state agencies or advisory committees;
(2) the form of regulation, if any, proposed by the bill is the least restrictive form of regulation that will adequately protect the public;
(3) the bill provides for adequate public input regarding any regulatory function proposed by the bill; and
(4) the bill provides for adequate protection against conflicts of interest within the agency or committee.
(c) On request, the commission shall forward a written comment on the legislation to the author of the bill and to the presiding officer of the committee to which the bill is referred.