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Montana committee concurs on bill to increase legislative role in rulemaking
Summary
The Senate Legislative Administration Committee concurred in House Bill 126, a measure by Rep. David Beatty that would require agencies to coordinate with bill sponsors before substantive rulemaking, publish legislators' comments alongside proposals and, if requested, respond in hearings. The bill will be carried to the floor.
Representative David Beatty asked the Senate Legislative Administration Committee to concur in House Bill 126, which he said would increase legislative involvement and public participation in the rulemaking process. "Coordination with the legislator must be done before substantive rulemaking is accomplished," Beatty told the committee during a hearing.
Beatty said the bill would require agencies, when a legislator disagrees with a proposed rule, to post the legislator's comments alongside the proposed rule and, if opposition persists, to post unredacted…
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