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Rules coordinator explains temporary vs. pending rules, effective-date gap to Senate panel
Summary
Lauren Smizer, a new bureau chief overseeing rulemaking support, briefed the Senate Health and Welfare Committee on the rulemaking process, explained why temporary and pending rule books both exist, and pointed senators to resources including Town Hall Idaho and statutory authorities.
A bureau chief who said she is three weeks on the job told the Senate Health and Welfare Committee that temporary rules and pending rules may both appear in this year's rule books because many temporary rules remain in effect through sine die until pending rules become final and take effect on July 1, 2025.
"When temporary rules are promulgated and adopted by an agency, they normally become effective immediately," Lauren Smizer told the committee. Smizer identified herself as the bureau chief in charge of rules support at the Division of Financial Management and said her team compiled the rule review books the…
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