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Of the 504 bills and resolutions passed during the 2011 General Session, 442 bills have or will become law.  The Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, at Section 63G-3-302(13), requires agencies to file administrative rules mandated by legislation within 180 days of the bill’s effective date. On 05/10/2011, 351 bills take effect. For these bills, if the Legislature specifically required administrative rulemaking,

During the 2011 General Session, the Utah Legislature passed 504 bills and resolutions (see http://le.utah.gov/asp/passedbills/passedbills.asp for the complete list).  Of those, 440 bills were signed by the governor and have or will become law. As we reminded agencies back on 02/28/2011, statute (Subsection 63G-3-302(13)) requires agencies to file rules mandated by legislation with the Division of Administrative Rules within 180

Under the provisions of Subsection 63G-3-301(13), when a bill passes that specifically mandates rulemaking (e.g., “agency shall write rules”), the affected agency is required to initiate rulemaking within 180-days of the bill’s effective date.  In other words: For bills effective 05/10/2011, corresponding administrative rules must be filed with the Division of Administrative Rules by 11/06/2011. For bills effective 07/01/2011, corresponding

The Division of Administrative Rules has prepared a list of administrative rules due for review in 2011.  Section 63G-3-305 requires each agency to review its rules within five years of each rule’s original enactment, and then within five-year intervals (the anniversary date).  To comply with the review requirement, the agency must submit a “Five-Year Notice of Review and Statement of

Out of the 481 bills and resolutions passed during the 2010 General Session, 43 bills take effect on 07/01/2010.  Some of those bills may contain mandates requiring various state agencies to promulgate administrative rules.  Pursuant to Subsection 63G-3-301(13), agencies have until 12/28/2010 to initiate rulemaking (i.e., filing the rule with the Division of Administrative Rules) to implement those mandates. If

Out of the 481 bills and resolutions passed during the 2010 General Session, 333 bills take effect today, 05/11/2010.  Many of those bills contain mandates requiring various state agencies to promulgate administrative rules.  Pursuant to Subsection 63G-3-301(13), agencies have until 11/07/2010 to initiate rulemaking (i.e., filing the rule with the Division of Administrative Rules) to implement those mandates. If an

Section 63G-3-305 requires each agency to review its rules within five years of each rule’s original enactment, and then within five-year intervals.  To comply with the review requirement, the agency must submit a “Five-Year Notice of Review and Statement of Continuation” for each of its rules listed below.  Otherwise, unreviewed rules will expire, become unenforceable, and will be removed from

At the 07/14/2009 meeting of the Administrative Rules Review Committee, legislative staff presented a list of legislation that passed during the 2009 General Session that provides “additional rulemaking grants to state agencies.”  This list identifies 60 bills. Under the provisions of Subsection 63G-3-301(13), when a bill passes that explicitly mandates rulemaking, the affected agency is required to initiate rulemaking within

An agency that needs to rules in place by July 1 this year must file those rules with the Division of Administrative Rules by May 1.  Rules filed between April 16 and May 1 at 11:59 PM will be published in the May 15 issue of the Utah State Bulletin.  The minimum public comment period must run through June 15,

Section 63G-3-305 requires each agency to review its rules within five years of each rule’s original enactment, and then within five-year intervals. To comply with the review requirement, the agency must submit a “Five-Year Notice of Review and Statement of Continuation” for each of its rules listed below. Otherwise, unreviewed rules will expire, become unenforceable, and will be removed from