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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 168

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Relating to: various changes regarding administrative rules and rule-making procedures; time limits for emergency rules; and making an appropriation. (FE)

Administration, department of — Boards and other subdivisions Administrative procedure Administrative rules Business Industrial development Legislature — Review of administrative rules, joint committee for

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law

Permanent rules

Current law sets forth the procedure for promulgating administrative rules.

Generally, that procedure consists of the following steps:

1. The agency planning to promulgate the rule prepares a statement of the

scope of the proposed rule (scope statement), which must be approved by the

governor and the agency head before any state employee or official may perform any

activity in connection with the drafting of the proposed rule.

2. The agency drafts the proposed rule, together with an economic impact

analysis, plain-language analysis, and

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Gudex (R) , Lasee (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Nass (R) , Roth (R) , Stroebel (R) , Tiffany (R) , Vukmir (R)

7 cosponsors

Brandtjen (R) , Craig (R) , Czaja (R) , Edming (R) , Jarchow (R) , Neylon (R) , Quinn (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Administrative Rules, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Feb 17, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Administrative Rules, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Feb 17, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. May 21, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators LeMahieu, Nass, Gudex, Lasee, Roth, Stroebel, Tiffany and Vukmir; cosponsored by Representatives Neylon, Czaja, Craig, Jarchow, Quinn, Edming and Brandtjen

  2. May 21, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules

  3. Jun 8, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 27, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 15, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator LeMahieu

  6. Feb 17, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 17, 2016 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Administrative Rules, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  8. Feb 17, 2016 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Administrative Rules, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  9. Feb 17, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1