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Committee debate splits over proposal to make administrative rules ‘sunset’ every eight years; motion to advance fails 7-6
Summary
House Bill 217, a bill to change administrative-rule review from periodic "review" to an automatic "sunset" process and require agencies to justify costs and benefits, drew extended testimony from industry and business groups; a motion to send the bill to the floor failed on roll call, 7-6.
House Bill 217, sponsored by Representative Barbieri, would replace the current terminology of "review" with "sunset" for administrative rules and require agencies to provide the legislature a statement justifying each rule’s statutory basis, benefits relative to cost, and implementation costs. The proposal drew lengthy testimony from industry representatives and business groups and a divided committee vote.
Representative Barbieri said the intent is to get better control over the agency-rule process and to compel agencies to justify costs and benefits…
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