Committee to Bundle Administrative Rules into Omnibus House Concurrent Resolution; Calendar Deadlines Highlighted

The committee chair said the committee will approve administrative rules by including them in a single omnibus House concurrent resolution and reviewed scheduling deadlines for nonprivileged requests and bill transmittals.

The chair told members the committee intends to assemble the rules it approves into an omnibus House concurrent resolution; rules the committee does not approve, the chair said, "don't go into effect." The chair emphasized that "rules do have the effect of law" and urged members to consider whether proposed legislation will require agencies to promulgate implementing rules.

The chair reviewed the committee calendar and deadlines, telling members the committee is an "odd day" committee and meets only twice a week. The chair pointed to a Feb. 2 deadline listed on the calendar and said that is the last day for RS requests for nonprivileged committees to be heard. The chair also discussed a later transmittal date for bills to move between chambers and said the committee would work backward from those deadlines because meeting days are limited.

Members were told to be prepared to review agency-submitted legislation and administrative rules in the coming week and the following week; the chair said about nine or 10 items from agencies are expected for committee consideration. The chair declined to create subcommittees for rules review and said the full committee would take the items up together.

Several newly seated and returning representatives introduced themselves during the organizational meeting. The introductions took a portion of the session, after which the chair said the committee would likely meet next week to begin rules review and consideration of RSs and then adjourned.

No formal votes or motions on rules or bills were recorded in the transcript provided.