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Bill to tighten rulemaking transparency and advisory committees draws support from business and agriculture
Summary
House Bill 2692 would revise Oregon's Administrative Procedures Act to require more detailed statements of need, expanded advisory committees for costly rules, improved fiscal/small business analysis and a 30‑day delay after filing; supporters from business, home building and agriculture testified in favor at a House Rules Committee hearing.
The House Rules Committee opened a public hearing Feb. 12 on House Bill 2692, legislation that would change Oregon’s Administrative Procedures Act to require clearer problem statements for proposed rules, broader use of rules advisory committees (RACs), enhanced fiscal and small‑business impact analyses and a prescribed delay before many rules take effect.
Representative Anna Scharf, the bill sponsor, told the committee the measure grew from constituent experience and a legislative counsel opinion that found a recent Oregon OSHA rule exceeded statutory authority. Scharf said the bill aims to “make government more transparent” and to ensure laws passed by the Legislature are “accurately translated into rule.”
Business groups urged the committee to act. Will Rasmussen, chair of the Portland Metro Chamber board, said regulatory…
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