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Legislators, agency lawyers outline how bills become enforceable rules and how sponsors can protect intent
Summary
Legislators heard a two‑hour primer on the state rulemaking process, including how statutes (RSA 541‑A) translate into agency rules, the role of JELCAR review, and practical steps sponsors can take to ensure legislative intent is preserved.
Representatives on the New Hampshire House Labor Committee spent the morning reviewing how legislation becomes enforceable agency rules and what sponsors must do to keep their intent intact. Carol Maguire, a long‑time legislator who chairs joint legislative rule review at times, told the committee that rulemaking is governed by RSA 541‑A and a detailed Office of Administrative Rules handbook agencies must follow.
Maguire said sponsors should explicitly write the scope and criteria for rules into the statute rather than…
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