House of Representatives

HB 2537

regulatory reform

Sponsors: Representative Allen

 

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Committee on Retirement and Government Operations

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Caucus and COW

 

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As Transmitted to the Governor

 

HB 2537 modifies statute regarding agency regulatory approval process.

 

History

In the late 1990s, a series of legislative efforts resulted in the reform of state regulatory procedures, including the state rulemaking procedures and establishment of a comprehensive bill of rights for persons subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the state. Last year, the issue of the applicability of regulatory reform to counties with jurisdiction to implement and enforce state programs was addressed. These efforts to strengthen the administrative procedures of state agencies, generally referred to as regulatory reform, continue based on ongoing evaluation of the results of regulatory reform on the practices of state agencies. 

 

HB 2537 alters regulatory reform statute and creates a regulatory reform and enforcement study committee.

 

Provisions

·                      Inserts a definitional section that addresses the referencing of a study under the term preamble.

·                      Adds a section of law that mandates each agency to prepare and make available to the public their regulatory agenda for the following calendar year on or before December 1 of each year.  Self-supporting regulatory boards are excluded.  The agenda must include:

1)      All pre-rule makings.

2)      Rules currently under development, including potential sources of public funding.

3)      Reviews of existing rules.

4)      Canceled or completed rule makings.

5)      Privatization options and nontraditional regulatory approaches to be considered by the agency.

·                      States that an agency shall reference any study that the agency prepared or reviewed and did or did not rely on in evaluating or justifying a rule. The preamble should contain a reference to the study along with information alluding to where the public may obtain or review the study, all data underlying the study, any analysis of the study and other supporting material.

·                      Establishes the regulatory reform and enforcement study committee.

·                      Repeals the regulatory reform and enforcement study committee February 1, 2002.

·                      Makes technical changes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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45th Legislature                                                                                                                                   

First Regular Session                                       3                                                             May 15, 2001

 

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