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Sponsor introduces RS 32328 to require agencies to post policies and clarify they are not law
Summary
Representative Scott introduced RS 32328, a measure requiring state departments and constitutional officers with an online presence to post administrative rules, policies and guidance online and review them annually; committee introduced the RS.
Representative Scott (no first name given in the transcript) told the House State Affairs Committee that RS 32328 would require state departments and constitutional officers that maintain websites to post administrative rules, policy statements and guidance documents online and to review and update those materials at least annually for accuracy.
Scott said the RS includes language—added at a member’s request—stating that ‘‘agency policy statements and guidance documents shall not have the force and effect of law pursuant to section 607-5207A’’ (as shown in the draft). The sponsor said the change clarifies that policy or guidance posted online does not supplant formal rulemaking.
A committee member moved to introduce RS 32328 and the motion carried without recorded opposition in the transcript.
Why it matters: The proposal would increase online transparency about agency policies and explicitly label guidance as nonbinding in the form presented to the committee. Advocates for administrative transparency told the committee that the draft responds to requests for clearer public access to agency guidance.
Ending: The committee introduced RS 32328 and the RS will proceed for drafting and further committee consideration.
