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Rules Committee adopts amendment to let bill sponsors participate in agency rulemaking
Summary
The committee adopted a dash‑1 amendment to House Bill 35 69 to require agencies to invite the bill's first chief sponsor or a designee to participate as a nonvoting member of rules advisory committees; the committee then moved the bill, as amended, to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation.
During a work session May 5, 2025, the House Rules Committee considered House Bill 35 69, which would require an agency that appoints a rules advisory committee (including small-business advisory committees) implementing legislation to invite the first chief sponsor to participate as a nonvoting member.
Committee staff described the dash‑1 amendment: it allows the chief sponsor to designate another sponsor to participate and clarifies that when legislation is sponsored by a legislative committee, the committee chair at the time of introduction (or a designee) must be invited. Staff said the amendment carries a minimal fiscal impact and no revenue effect.
Sponsor testimony explained the dash‑1 responds to questions raised in the hearing and ensures someone representing the sponsoring legislative intent can participate in rulemaking if the original sponsor is unavailable. Committee members discussed broader reforms to the administrative rulemaking process and flagged ongoing partisan dynamics around rule engagement; sponsors and staff said other bills on rulemaking remain under discussion.
Vice Chair Pham moved to adopt the dash‑1 amendment; the committee adopted the amendment and then moved HB 35 69, as amended, to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation. Roll-call votes for the motions were recorded and the bill will be carried to the floor by Representative Campbell.
