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October 28, 2008

Rules Due for Review Before the End of 2008

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
October 16, 2008

Deadlines for Explicitly Mandated Rules

This year, the deadline for agencies to initiate rulemaking explicitly mandated by a bill that went into effect on May 5, 2008, is November 1, 2008.  The deadline for agencies to initiate rulemaking explicitly mandated by a bill that went into effect on July 1, 2008, is December 28, 2008. (Utah Code Subsection 63G-3-301(13); Utah Administrative Code Section R15-3-5) Subsection
April 9, 2008

Rules Due for Review in 2008

Section 63-46a-9 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
April 9, 2008

Deadlines for Rules Explicitly Mandated by Legislation Passed in 2008

Subsection 63-46a-4(11) provides that an agency has 180 days from the effective date of legislation to file a rule that is explicitly mandated by the legislation. For legislation effective 05/05/2008, mandated rules must be filed by 11/01/2008. For legislation effective 07/01/2008, mandated rules must be filed by 12/28/2008. The deadline for rules mandated by bills with an earlier or later
December 31, 2007

Rules Due for Review in 2008

Section 63-46a-9 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
October 26, 2007

Rules Still Due for Review in 2007

Section 63-46a-9 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
August 16, 2007

Reminder to Agencies — Rules Explicitly Mandated by Legislation Passed in 2007 Must be Filed by 10/27/2007

H.B. 327 (2007) established a new rulemaking deadline. Now, an agency has 180 days from the effective date of legislation to file a rule that is explicitly mandated by the legislation. For legislation effective 04/30/2007, mandated rules must be filed by 10/27/2007. For legislation effective 07/01/2007, mandated rules must be filed by 12/28/2007. If the agency cannot meet the deadline,
June 15, 2007

Rules Due for Review in 2007 — Update

Section 63-46a-9 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
January 18, 2007

Rules Due for Review in 2007

Section 63-46a-9 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
October 27, 2006

Timely Adoption of Administrative Rules

Rep. David Clark has opened a bill request for the 2007 General Session entitled “State Agency Timely Adoption of Administrative Rules.” Rep. Clark is concerned that some agencies take longer than necessary to promulgate administrative rules necessary to implement bills. The bill has not yet been drafted. In concept, Rep. Clark’s bill will give an agency 12 months to promulgate