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February 15, 2006
H.B. 316 Amended, Passes the House
On February 14, 2006, H.B. 316, Administrative Rules Procedure Amendments, was discussed on the House 3rd Reading Calendar. Rep. Ure, sponsor of the bill, moved two amendments approved by the house. First, line 92 was amended to replaced “five business” with “seven calendar” days. This amendment reduces the fiscal impact of the bill on the Division of Administrative Rules. Programmers
February 1, 2006
H.B. 316 “Administrative Rules Procedure Amendments” (Rep. D. Ure)
This bill, an Administrative Rules Review Committee bill, makes changes to rulemaking procedure. It: (1) imposes an affirmative requirement on agencies to “review and evaluate all public comments submitted in writing or presented at public hearings conducted by the agency,” (2) requires a five business day consideration period following the public comment period before an agency may make a rule