Sponsor seeks authority for agency‑committee agreed rule changes; attorney general’s office flags constitutional, public‑notice risks

Sen. Bob Paulson told the Senate State and Local Government Committee that Senate Bill 2182 would add an element to the statute governing administrative rules allowing an agency and the Administrative Rules Committee to agree that an amendment, repeal or new related rule is "reasonable" and therefore permissible.

Paulson said the change would address a recurring practical problem: when agencies or the committee identify a needed technical or procedural fix after the formal rule‑adoption process is complete, current law restricts corrective changes to a short list of statutory reasons for voiding or changing rules. “If both the agency and the committee agree that the change is reasonable, we have the authority to do it,” Paulson said.

Constitutional and process concerns from the attorney general’s office

Assistant Attorney General Allison Hicks appeared in opposition and recommended a do‑not‑pass, raising…