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House clarifies when agency statements qualify as enforceable rules
Summary
House members uncircled and debated Senate Bill 30 to clarify that an agency written statement constitutes a rule only if it meets statutory rulemaking procedures (notice, comment, administrative review); sponsors said the change preserves internal management decisions while ensuring enforceable statements follow rule procedures.
On the House floor Representative (ID 16) moved to uncircle Senate Bill 30, a measure that would clarify when an agency's written statement is legally a rule. The sponsor read the bill's core language: if a written statement conforms to the statutory definition of a rule, it is a rule; however, it is enforceable…
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