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DFM bureau chief walks senators through Idaho rulemaking process and temporary‑rule timing
Summary
Lauren Smizer of the Division of Financial Management explained the five‑step rulemaking process to the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, clarified the difference between temporary and pending rules and noted final rules are scheduled to become effective July 1, 2025 unless the legislature acts otherwise.
Lauren Smizer, bureau chief at the Division of Financial Management, briefed the Senate Health and Welfare Committee on how administrative rules move from proposal to final adoption and why the committee’s review matters.
Smizer outlined a five‑step process that begins with negotiated rulemaking and a proposed rule, proceeds through public comment and publication of a pending rule, and concludes with final rules that — unless a concurrent resolution says otherwise — will take effect July 1, 2025. She emphasized that temporary rules generally take effect immediately and that many temporary rules in the committee’s temporary‑rule book have corresponding pending rules that will take effect on the July 1 date.
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