BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

SB 6252: Rule-making authority

Limiting the rule-making authority of certain entities to those instances where there is a specific grant of legislative authority.

Summary

The individual statutes for 35 various state agencies and departments, including the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Utilities and Transportation Commission, and the Transportation Commission, are each amended to prohibit the adoption of rules after July 1, 2002, that rely solely on a section of law stating a statute's intent or purpose or on the agency's or…

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Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House

AN ACT Relating to the rule-making authority of various governmental entities;

Passed February 27, 2002

Version voted on: SB 6252

25 Yea 23 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	1	23	0	1
Republican	24	0	0	0

How each member voted

Mar 14, 2002By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
Mar 1, 2002First reading, referred to State Government.
Feb 27, 2002Third reading, passed; yeas, 25; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 1.
Feb 27, 2002Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Feb 19, 2002Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
Jan 14, 2002First reading, referred to State & Local Government.
Dec 19, 2001Prefiled for introduction.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 6252 (2025–26) Free transit/CTC students · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6252 (2023–24) Automobile insurance · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6252 (2019–20) Parks & rec. comm'n leases · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6252 (2017–18) Temporary elevator licenses · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 6252 (2015–16) Criminal history/employment · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6252 (2013–14) Felony sex offenders · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6252 (2011–12) Commercial sex abuse/minor · Enacted · Chapter 139, Laws of 2012
SB 6252 (2009–10) Insurance/credit history · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor