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Committee advances bill to tighten requirements for temporary administrative rules
Summary
The House State Affairs Committee voted to send Senate Bill 10-76, as amended, to general orders after debate about limits on use of temporary rules, cost–benefit review and a 90‑day reuse provision.
The House State Affairs Committee on March 24 voted to send Senate Bill 10-76, as amended, to general orders. The bill, introduced in the committee by Representative Jeff Ehlers, would add explicit reasons and procedural safeguards for issuing temporary administrative rules and require greater documentation of the need for such rules.
Ehlers told the committee the bill lists permissible reasons to use temporary rules — including “an imminent threat, natural disaster, or protection of citizens’ rights” — and would require a separate statement explaining why a temporary rule was necessary. He…
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