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Committee advances bill to let licensing boards file rule changes together
Summary
The Senate State Agencies committee passed House Bill 1302, which creates a collective rulemaking process to let multiple occupational licensing boards submit rules together in response to legislation, aiming to speed rule promulgation and reduce duplication.
A Senate State Agencies & Governmental Affairs committee advanced House Bill 1302 on a voice vote after a committee presentation and brief questions. The measure creates a process for occupational licensing entities to jointly submit proposed rule changes or repeals in response to legislation, consolidating filings so multiple boards can be heard together.
Gary Isom, chair of the Occupational Licensing Advisory Group and director of the Real Estate Commission, told the committee the change is intended to make rule promulgation more efficient and to ensure boards enact rules required by new statutes. "This is an act to create a red tape reduction collective rule making act of 2019," Isom said, describing the bill as a tool to batch rules that respond to a single piece of legislation.
Proponents said the approach will reduce repetitive hearings and provide assurance that boards comply with statutory deadlines. Senators asked whether the measure would alter licensing authority; committee members and Isom clarified that HB1302 affects only rulemaking procedures, not license standards or board authorities.
The committee moved the bill by voice vote. No members signed up from the public to testify against the bill during the committee hearing. The sponsor said he would follow up on drafting language if members wanted clarifications about pull-out or separation procedures for individual rules. The committee recorded the motion as carried and advanced HB1302 to the next step.
