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Committee requires short statement in abbreviated rule notices; allows optional QR code
Summary
House Bill 1355 was amended to require a short statement of the proposed rule change in abbreviated newspaper notices and to permit an optional QR code or written link; the committee passed the bill after discussing publication costs and how the summary should read.
The Political Subdivisions Committee considered House Bill 1355, which would add a short explanatory sentence to abbreviated notices for upcoming administrative rule‑making hearings published in newspapers and would allow agencies to include a QR (quick response) code linking to more information.
Representative Vicki Steiner, the bill sponsor, told the committee the change is meant to increase transparency and public understanding of rule hearings; she said agencies report the same advertising cost and that the abbreviated notices often list only a North Dakota Century Code citation and not the substance of a hearing. "This bill…
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