Because of the changes made by H.B. 327, agencies must now pay close attention to the effective dates of legislation requiring rulemaking. For legislation effective 04/30/2007 that explicitly mandates rulemaking, agencies must file the implementing rules by 10/27/2007. If an agency is unable to make this deadline, it must then appear before the legislative Administrative Rules Review Committee to explain the delay.
For bills effective on 07/01/2007, agencies have until 12/28/2007, to file rules explicitly mandated by a bill.