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Senate committee approves bill guarding rule‑review sunset timing after administration changes grouping
Summary
Senate Bill 56 clarifies that governors may redivide agencies into rule‑review groups but may not delay a group's 12‑year sunset beyond the statutory limit; the committee passed the bill.
Senate Bill 56 passed the committee after the sponsor explained it clarifies the governor’s authority to reassign agencies among preexisting rule‑review groups, while preserving the statutory 12‑year sunset on any group of rules.
Sponsor said the original rule‑review system divided state agency rules into six groups for staggered review; subsequent administrations adjusted groupings and the bill ensures that a governor may reassign groups for administrative priorities but may not extend a group's review beyond the twelve‑year sunset. The sponsor told the panel the change preserves flexibility for administrations while protecting the statutory deadline for periodic review.
Committee members asked about why the governor rather than the legislature adjusts the groupings; the sponsor explained the executive branch executes rule review for agencies and the statute reflected that practice. With no public testimony against the measure, the sponsor closed and moved the bill; the committee passed it by voice vote.
The transcript records the motion to pass and the committee's ayes but includes no roll‑call tally.
