Administrative Process Act; public participation guidelines for executive branch agencies. (SB734)
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Description
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. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/18/2008 | Presented and ordered printed 084784326 |
01/18/2008 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
01/22/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (SB734) |
01/23/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (SB734) |
01/23/2008 | Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/25/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/28/2008 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/29/2008 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/29/2008 | Communicated to House |
02/12/2008 | Placed on Calendar |
02/12/2008 | Read first time |
02/12/2008 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
02/13/2008 | Assigned GL sub: Professional/Occupational/Adminstrative Process |
02/28/2008 | Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) |
03/03/2008 | Read second time |
03/04/2008 | Read third time |
03/04/2008 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
03/04/2008 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) |
03/05/2008 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB734ER) |
03/05/2008 | Enrolled |
03/05/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
03/06/2008 | Signed by President |
03/10/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (SB734ER) |
03/11/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 575 (effective 7/1/08) |
03/18/2008 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0575) |