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DFM bureau chief previews Idaho rulemaking timeline, explains temporary versus pending rules ahead of July 1 changes
Summary
Lauren Smizer, a bureau chief at the Division of Financial Management, briefed the Senate Health and Welfare Committee on the state rulemaking process, explaining the hierarchy of law, the five-step rulemaking sequence, the role of temporary rules and how pending rules are scheduled to take effect July 1, 2025. She pointed senators to Town Hall
Lauren Smizer, a bureau chief at the Division of Financial Management overseeing rule review, told the Senate Health and Welfare Committee that temporary administrative rules are currently in effect but most have corresponding pending rules that will become final on July 1, 2025, if the Legislature does not act otherwise.
Smizer walked senators through the rulemaking hierarchy—from the Idaho Constitution and statutory law down to agency rules and nonbinding policies—and summarized the five-step process agencies follow: negotiated rulemaking, proposed rule with a public comment period, adoption of pending rule,…
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