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March 24, 2015
Legislation Affecting Administrative Rulemaking
During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature passed one bill that affected rulemaking generally. H.B. 37, Reauthorization of Administrative Rules (Rep. C. Oda) H.B. 37, entitled “Reauthorization of Administrative Rules”, passed and now awaits the Governor’s action. H.B. 37 is the legislation required annually by Subsection 63G-3-502(3). The bill reauthorizes all administrative rules. If signed by the Governor, under the
March 12, 2015
H.B. 37, Rules Reauthorization, Passes
The Senate passed 1st Substitute House Bill 37, Reauthorization of Administrative Rules, on March 11, 2015. The bill passed by more than two-thirds in both the House and Senate so, pending action by the Governor, H.B. 37 will take effect on May 1, 2015. H.B. 37 reauthorizes all administrative rules. This process is governed by Section 63G-3-502. It also amends
February 4, 2015
HB 37 Substituted; Favorable Recommendation from House Committee
On Monday, February 2, 2015, H.B. 37, Reauthorization of Administrative Rules, was heard before the House Business and Labor Standing Committee. Rep. Oda presented a substitute bill to corrected an error identified in the original bill. H.B. 37 is now on the House 3rd Reading Calendar. Since at least 1985, the Division of Administrative Rules has assumed the responsibility of
January 21, 2015
Reauthorization of Administrative Rules
At its January 12, 2015, meeting, the Legislature’s Administrative Rules Review Committee approved the “Reauthorization of Administrative Rules” bill for filing. The bill, now numbered as H.B. 37, does two things: Section 1 of the bill makes technical changes to Section 63G-3-501; and Section 2 of the bill reauthorizes all administrative rules. Section 63G-3-501 creates the administrative rules review committee