WA People
BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

HB 1617: Regulatory reform

Reducing the regulatory burden for Washington businesses.

Summary

  • Requires the authority the Legislature delegates to agencies for rulemaking to be construed narrowly.
  • Prohibits agencies from adopting rules unless they are derived from specific grants of legislative authority.
  • Changes the burden of proof in actions challenging the validity of an agency action.
  • Delays the effective date of significant legislative rules until after one legislative session has passed.

From the House Bill Analysis 2009 (HB 1617), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 26, 2009
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Norma Smith (R-10)
Introduced
January 26, 2009 in the House
Last action
March 15, 2010
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to regulatory reform;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Norma Smith (R-10)

17 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 11 Republicans)

Bruce Chandler R-15Deb Eddy D-48Ed Orcutt R-18Kirk Pearson R-39Charles Ross R-14Barbara Bailey R-10Larry Seaquist D-26Norm Johnson R-14Mike Armstrong R-12Jay Rodne R-5Jaime Herrera R-18Kevin Van De Wege D-24Judy Warnick R-13Troy Kelley D-28Lynn Kessler D-24Dan Kristiansen R-39Dawn Morrell D-25

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 Government & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1617 in other sessions

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

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