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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 6396: Rule review and expiration

Changing rule-making requirements to require preadoption review by the attorney general and a yearly expiration.

Summary

  • Requires that any agency rule must be within the power delegated to the agency as authorized by law, and any rule that conflicts with a statute is void.
  • Requires agencies to submit any rule or amendment to the Attorney General for an opinion on its legality before being adopted.
  • Provides that any agency rule or amendment adopted by November 1 will expire by June 1 of the following year unless the Legislature postpones the expiration.

From the House Bill Analysis 2016 (SB 6396), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 2016
  2. Out of committeeFeb 9, 2016
  3. Passed SenateFeb 17, 2016
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
John Braun (R-20)
Introduced
January 19, 2016 in the Senate
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to administrative procedures;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: John Braun (R-20)

14 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 13 Republicans)

Pam Roach R-31Barbara Bailey R-10Senator R-18Jan Angel R-26Senator R-2Senator R-8Bruce Dammeier R-25Linda Evans Parlette R-12Senator D-35Mark Schoesler R-9Senator R-15Judy Warnick R-13Mike Padden R-4Kirk Pearson R-39

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 17, 2016
Version voted on: SB 6396
26 Yea 23 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat12300
Republican25000
How each member voted
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History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
  3. First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
  4. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  5. Third reading, passed; yeas, 26; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  6. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  7. Minority; without recommendation.
  8. Minority; do not pass.
  9. WM - Majority; do pass.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
  12. Minority; do not pass.
  13. GOS - Majority; do pass.
  14. First reading, referred to Government Operations & Security.

SB 6396 in other sessions

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

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