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BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

SB 5805: Rule-making authority

Requiring rule-making authority to be specific.

Summary

  • Declares an intent to eliminate reliance on general grants of authority, limit certain agency rule making to those matters specifically authorized by the legislature, and that grants of rule-making authority be narrowly construed.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 2, 2001
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Harold Hochstatter (R-13)
Introduced
February 2, 2001 in the Senate
Last action
January 14, 2002

AN ACT Relating to grants of rule-making authority;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Harold Hochstatter (R-13)

9 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 7 Republicans)

Senator D-35Senator R-15Patricia Hale R-8Mike Hewitt R-16Marilyn Rasmussen D-2Bob McCaslin R-4Val Stevens R-39Bob Oke R-26Dan Swecker R-20

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. First reading, referred to State & Local Government.

SB 5805 in other sessions

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