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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

To avoid a potential delay in the publication of your rule filings, please remember the following: Please check your comment date and first possible effective date for when you are filing against the Filing Time Frame list. In Box 9 on the Proposed Rule, Emergency Rule, and Change in Proposed Rule forms, please add the department head’s name and title

The Division of Administrative Rules has scheduled training for agency rulefilers. These sessions will focus on the rulemaking process. Morning sessions — 9 to noon — will focus on completing the rule analysis form and five-year review form. Afternoon sessions — 1:30 to 3:30 pm — will focus on preparing rule text. This training will be offered on the following

H.B. 63, “Recodification of Title 63 State Affairs in General”, renumbered 781 sections of statute from Title 63. On April 8, Legislative Research and General Counsel provided a correlation table listing each old citation and the corresponding new citation. This list will be especially useful as agency rulewriters prepare nonsubstantive changes to correct Title 63 references within their agency’s rules.

H.B. 63 recodifies almost all of Title 63. The affected chapters are reassigned to new titles ranging from 63G to 63M. H.B. 63 goes into effect on May 5, 2008. Last summer, the Division informed agencies that H.B. 63 would have a major impact on rules. A review of the rules in effect on January 1, 2008, indicates that 471

The Senate passed 1st Substitute H.B. 53 on Wednesday, February 13, 2008. The bill now goes to the Governor for his signature.

For months, the Administrative Rules Review Committee discussed changes to statutes throughout the Utah Code that assign criminal penalties for violating administrative rules. Today, H.B. 80 was publicly released. H.B. 80, sponsored by Rep. Ben Ferry, is the culmination of those discussions. The bill addresses many of the remaining statutes that were not dealt with in S.B. 138 (2007). A

The Administrative Rules Review Committee (ARRC) gave its unanimous endorsement to a substitute version of Rep. S. Clark’s “Impact of Administrative Rules on Small Businesses” bill. The substitute bill reflects discussions held during prior meetings of the ARRC, as well as negotiations between state agencies and a representative from the Small Business Administration. First Substitute H.B. 53 will require “a

The Administrative Rules Reauthorization bill has been numbered as S.B. 43. Information about S.B. 43 is available on the Legislature’s web site at http://le.utah.gov/~2008/htmdoc/sbillhtm/sb0043.htm.

The Administrative Rules Review Committee has approved its “Administrative Rules Reauthorization” bill. This bill is required by Section 63-46a-11.5. The bill reauthorizes all administrative rules except: Rule R722-300 — Concealed Firearm Permit Rule — from Public Safety, Law Enforcement and Technical Services, Criminal Identification; and Rule R525-6 — Prohibited Items and Devices — from Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental