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SB 734 Administrative Process Act; public participation guidelines for executive branch agencies.
Introduced by: Ralph K. Smith | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Administrative Process Act (APA); public participation guidelines. Requires, on or before July 1, 2008, the Department of Planning and Budget, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, to (i) develop model public participation guidelines and (ii) provide these model public participation guidelines to each agency that has the authority to promulgate regulations. By December 1, 2008, each agency shall either (a) adopt the model public participation guidelines or (b) if significant additions or changes are proposed, promulgate the model public participation guidelines with the proposed changes as fast-track regulations pursuant to § 2.2-4012.1. Agency action in adopting the model public participation guidelines in accordance with clause (a) shall be exempt from the APA. Any regulatory action commenced on or after January 1, 2009, shall use the model public participation guidelines in the form adopted by an agency. Thereafter, any amendments to an agency's public participation guidelines must be done in accordance with the APA. This bill is identical to HB 1167.
FULL TEXT
- 01/18/08 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 084784326 pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB734ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0575) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/18/08 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 084784326
- 01/18/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/23/08 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/08 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/29/08 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/08 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/12/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/08 House: Read first time
- 02/12/08 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/13/08 House: Assigned GL sub: Professional/Occupational/Adminstrative Process
- 02/28/08 House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/08 House: Read second time
- 03/04/08 House: Read third time
- 03/04/08 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB734ER)
- 03/05/08 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 575 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/18/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0575)