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Amendment would freeze federal references in state rules through Jan. 1, 2028, unless agencies act
Summary
The H.397 committee amendment would add a new Administrative Procedures Act provision that preserves state rules that have incorporated federal regulations as they existed on Jan. 1, 2025, until January 1, 2028, or until the state rule is next amended. Agency notice and discretion to amend remain preserved.
May 8, 2025 — The committee reviewed a draft amendment to the Administrative Procedures Act that would preserve any federal regulations incorporated by reference into a Vermont rule as of Jan. 1, 2025, until Jan. 1, 2028, or until the state rule is next amended, whichever occurs sooner.
Why it matters: Under the amendment, state agency rules that currently rely on federal regulations would not…
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