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Committee reviews wide-ranging recodification of Administrative Procedures Act
Summary
The House Executive Departments and Administration Committee examined House Bill 12 61, a 30-page recodification of the Administrative Procedures Act intended to align statute with current agency practice, tighten definitions and streamline procedures for waivers, objections and form revisions.
The House Executive Departments and Administration Committee spent its first hour on a detailed presentation of House Bill 12 61, a recodification of the Administrative Procedures Act intended to align statutory text with how agencies actually process rulemaking. Douglas Osterhau, director of the Division of Administrative Rules at the Office of Legislative Services, told the committee the bill is mostly a reorganization and clarification of existing requirements rather than a change in substantive standards.
Supporters said the bill moves filing responsibility to the Division of Administrative Rules and…
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