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H0365.....................................................by WAYS AND MEANS RULES - Adds to existing law to provide that administrative rules that expire on July 1, 2005, will continue to be effective until July 1, 2006; to provide that administrative rules approved or extended by the adoption of a concurrent resolution shall be effective until July 1, 2006, or until such time as they expire; to provide that rules rejected by concurrent resolution shall be null, void and of no force and effect; and to authorize agencies to amend or repeal certain rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act. 03/21 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 03/22 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg 03/23 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg Rls susp - PASSED - 69-1-0 AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson(Barker), Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Jones, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez, Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche, Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker NAYS -- Moyle Absent and excused -- None Floor Sponsor - Clark Title apvd - to Senate 03/24 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff 03/30 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg Rls susp - PASSED - 34-1-0 AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams NAYS -- Schroeder Absent and excused -- None Floor Sponsor - Davis Title apvd - to House 03/31 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed 04/01 Pres signed 04/04 To Governor 04/11 Governor signed Session Law Chapter 344 Effective: 07/01/05
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 365 BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE RULES; CONTINUING CERTAIN RULES IN FULL FORCE AND 3 EFFECT UNTIL JULY 1, 2006; CONTINUING RULES APPROVED OR EXTENDED BY ADOP- 4 TION OF A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE 5 FIFTY-EIGHTH IDAHO LEGISLATURE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT UNTIL JULY 1, 6 2006, OR UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THEY SHALL EXPIRE; PROVIDING THAT RULES 7 REJECTED BY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SHALL BE NULL, VOID AND OF NO FORCE AND 8 EFFECT; AUTHORIZING AGENCIES TO AMEND OR REPEAL CERTAIN RULES PURSUANT TO 9 THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT AND DECLARING THE EFFECT OF THIS ACT UPON 10 ADMINISTRATIVE RULES; AND PROVIDING SEVERABILITY. 11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 12 SECTION 1. Except as provided in Sections 2, 3 and 4 of this act, every 13 rule, as that term is defined in Section 67-5201, Idaho Code, that would 14 expire on July 1, 2005, pursuant to the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) 15 of Section 67-5292, Idaho Code, shall continue in full force and effect until 16 July 1, 2006, at which time they shall expire as provided in Section 67-5292, 17 Idaho Code. 18 SECTION 2. All rules, as that term is defined in Section 67-5201, Idaho 19 Code, which have been affirmatively approved or extended by the adoption of a 20 Concurrent Resolution by both the Senate and the House of Representatives in 21 the First Regular Session of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature shall continue 22 in full force and effect in such approved or extended language until July 1, 23 2006, at which time they shall expire as provided in Section 67-5292, Idaho 24 Code, or until such earlier time as provided in the rule or as otherwise pro- 25 vided by statute, unless further extended by statute. 26 SECTION 3. All rules, as that term is defined in Section 67-5201, Idaho 27 Code, which have been rejected by the adoption of a Concurrent Resolution by 28 both the Senate and the House of Representatives in the First Regular Session 29 of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature shall be null, void and of no force and 30 effect as provided in Section 67-5291, Idaho Code. 31 SECTION 4. Nothing contained in this act shall be deemed to prohibit an 32 agency, as that term is defined in Section 67-5201, Idaho Code, from amending 33 or repealing rules which have been continued in full force and effect until 34 July 1, 2006, pursuant to Sections 1 and 2 of this act, according to the pro- 35 cedures contained in Chapter 52, Title 67, Idaho Code, and subject to submis- 36 sion to the Legislature for approval. Nothing contained in this act shall 37 endow any administrative rule continued in full force and effect under this 38 act with any more legal stature than that of an administrative rule. Nothing 39 contained in this act shall be deemed to be a legislative approval of any rule 40 whose force and effect has been extended by this act, and nothing contained 41 herein shall constitute a legislative finding that any of the rules whose 2 1 force and effect have been extended hereunder are consistent with the legisla- 2 tive intent of the statute(s) pursuant to which they were promulgated. 3 SECTION 5. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this act are hereby declared 4 to be severable and if any provision of this act or the application of such 5 provision to any person or circumstance is declared invalid for any reason, 6 such declaration shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of 7 this act.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 15115 While the Legislature has delegated authority to state agencies to adopt rules consistent with legislative intent, the Legislature, under Section 67-5292, Idaho Code, has provided by statute that all rules shall expire annually on July 1 of each year, unless extended by statute in each succeeding year. This bill would continue agency rules approved by the Legislature until July 1, 2006, unless they expire sooner. FISCAL NOTE This bill will have no fiscal impact on the state general fund or any other state or local funds. Contact Name: Mike Nugent, Legislative Services Phone: (208) 334-2475 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 365