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On 06/22/2010, the Utah Supreme Court reminded state agencies about the rulemaking requirements found in Section 46-4-501.  In Anderson v. Bell, the Court said: The rulemaking requirement is critical; the statute does not authorize government agencies to make informal decisions on what type of transactions cannot be supported by electronic signatures outside of the rulemaking process of Title 63G. Anderson

The Utah Administrative Code, the body of all effective rules as compiled and organized by the Division of Administrative Rules, is current through July 1, 2010.  The Division posted this update on its website on July 8, 2010.

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

The Utah Administrative Code, the body of all effective rules as compiled and organized by the Division of Administrative Rules, is current through June 1, 2010.  The Division posted this update on its website on June 9, 2010.

The Utah Administrative Code, the body of all effective rules as compiled and organized by the Division of Administrative Rules, is current through May 1, 2010.  The Division posted this update on its website on May 14, 2010.

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

The Utah Legislature’s Administrative Rules Review Committee (ARRC) has posted the agenda for its next meeting.  That meeting is scheduled for May 13, 2010, at 9 AM in room C445 State Capitol.  The agenda includes: Rules and Statutes Governing Lobbying by State Agencies or Entities Incorporation by Reference:  Statutory Requirements The full agenda is available online at http://le.utah.gov/Interim/2010/html/00000625.htm. More information

At its November 24, 2009, meeting, the Administrative Rules Review Committee (ARRC) began looking at the phrase “liberally construed” as it is used in statute and rule.  Rep. Becky Lockhart raised this issue because she had noticed the phrase in a Parks and Recreation rule (Section R651-700-3) and wanted to know what it meant.  Legislative staff reported that the phrase

In 1983, the Federal District Court for the District of Utah addressed, as one of its issues, something related to the open-ended incorporation by reference issue discussed earlier.  In Utah League of Insured Savings Associations v. Utah (555 F.Supp. 664 (D.Utah, 1983)) the court considered instances where  the legislature makes another document the law of the state when it does