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 63G-3-301(13)(c) provides that an agency unable to comply with this filing requirement must “appear before the legislative Administrative Rules Review Committee and provide reasons for the delay.” If your agency will not be able to comply with the filing requirement, contact Art Hunsaker, staff to the Administrative Rules Review Committee, at 801-538-1032.