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Bill would strengthen legislative role and public input in administrative rulemaking
Summary
Rep. David Beatty’s bill would amend the Montana Administrative Procedure Act to require greater sponsor involvement in rule drafting and to give the public options for more substantive hearings; sponsor said the change balances legislative-executive relations and promotes better public engagement.
Representative David Beatty told the committee House Bill 126 would amend the Montana Administrative Procedure Act (MAPA) with two primary goals: to ensure greater legislative involvement in the rulemaking process and to encourage more meaningful public engagement in agency rules hearings. Beatty said the bill would require that primary sponsors be…
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