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Committee deadlocks on bill to change rule review to sunset; related bill held for revision
Summary
House Bill 217, which would change administrative rule review to a sunset process and require agencies to justify rules' costs and benefits, drew extensive testimony from industry and trade groups; a motion to send H 217 to the floor failed 7-6, and related House Bill 218 was held in committee for revision.
Representative Barbieri, sponsor of House Bill 217, said the bill would replace a statutory "review" process with a "sunset" mechanism, requiring agencies to justify rules every eight years and to provide statements on statutes and implementation costs.
Alan Prouty, vice president for environmental and regulatory affairs at JR Simplot Company and chairman of Food Northwest Trade Association, urged the committee to oppose H 217. He said mandatory eight-year sunsetting would impose a heavy administrative burden on state agencies and the regulated community, citing environmental rules that largely implement federal statutes and sometimes require frequent, targeted updates tied to federal changes or scientific developments.
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