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House approves bill shifting many rulemaking powers to executive directors after heated debate
Summary
The Utah House on Feb. 14 passed House Bill 328 to give department executive directors oversight of rulemaking by many boards and commissions, a move proponents said restores legislative control while opponents warned it centralizes veto power in unelected officials.
The Utah House passed House Bill 328 on Feb. 14, authorizing department executive directors to oversee and, in some cases, veto rulemaking by boards and commissions that previously exercised independent rulemaking authority. Representative Evan L. Olson, sponsor of the measure, told colleagues the bill brings "rulemaking authority back under the agency" and is intended as a check on unelected boards that produce substantial regulatory text outside normal legislative review.
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