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The Administrative Rules Review Committee (ARRC) met at noon on 03/02/2011 to discuss rules from the Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Environmental Response and Remediation.  An audio recording of the meeting is available online at http://le.utah.gov/asp/interim/Commit.asp?Year=2011&Com=SPEADM.  At the conclusion of the meeting, Sen. Mark Madsen moved that Section R311-201-11 and Section R311-207-9 be added as exceptions to H.B. 228,

Governor Gary R. Herbert delivered his State of the State address on 01/26/2011 at the Utah State Capitol.  In the address, he covered many issues.  Regarding economic development, he said that one of the most important ways that “government can nurture a business-friendly environment” is to make regulation fair: I understand that the purpose of government regulation is to maintain

Sen. Howard Stephenson, Senate sponsor of H.B. 228, made a motion to remove H.B. 228 from Senate Consent and place the bill on the bottom of the Senate 3rd Reading Calendar.  In his presentation, Sen. Stephenson said he had become aware of one rule that the committee may wish to not reauthorize. The Administrative Rules Review Committee has scheduled a

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

On February 24, 2011, the Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Standing Committee gave H.B. 228, Administrative Rules Reauthorization,  a favorable recommendation and placed the bill on the Senate Consent calendar.  That means that the Senate will pass H.B. 228 on March 1 provided no Senator votes against the bill. More information about H.B. 228 is available online at http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2011/htmdoc/hbillhtm/hb0228.htm.

On February 17, 2011, the House of Representatives passed the annual Administrative Rules Reauthorization bill.  In its current form, the bill reauthorizes all administrative rules.

As amended, S.B. 55, Electronic Signatures, beginning on line 39, provides: state governmental agency may not accept an electronic signature unless the state governmental agency makes a rule, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, identifying: (i) the type of documents, transactions, or other filings that will be accepted with an electronic signature affixed; and (ii)

The Utah Administrative Code, the body of all effective rules as compiled and organized by the Division, is current through 02/01/2011.  The Division posted this update on its website on 02/10/2011. The Division’s goal is to codify and post rule filings made effective through the first of the month by the tenth of the month.

The annual Administrative Rules Reauthorization bill has been numbered as H.B. 228.  As introduced, it reauthorizes all administrative rules. Rep. C. Oda (the bill’s sponsor) will present the bill in House Government Operations Standing Committee on Wednesday, January 26, 2011.  The committee meeting begins at 2 PM in room 20 of the House Building, Utah State Capitol Complex. Agencies may

Representative Neal B. Hendrickson (D, District 33) has been appointed to serve on the Legislature’s Administrative Rules Review Committee (ARRC).  Hendrickson takes the seat vacated by Rep. Jim Gowans.  More information about the Administrative Rules Review Committee, including present and past membership of the committee, is available on the Division of Administrative Rules web site. Hendrickson has served in the