REFERENCE TITLE: technical correction; rule making; notice

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-first Legislature

Second Regular Session

2014

 

 

HB 2423

 

Introduced by

Representative Stevens

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 41‑1022, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to rule making.

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 


Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Section 41-1022, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE41-1022.  Notice of proposed rule making, amendment or repeal; contents of notice

A.  Before rule making, amendment or repeal, the agency shall file a notice of the proposed action with the secretary of state.  The notice shall include:

1.  The preamble.

2.  The exact wording of the rule.

B.  The secretary of state shall include in the next edition of the register the information in the notice under subsection A of this section.

C.  At the same time the agency files a notice of the proposed rule making with the secretary of state, the agency shall notify by regular first class mail, telefacsimile fax or electronic mail each person who has made a timely request to the agency for notification of the proposed rule making and to each person who has requested notification of all proposed rule makings.  An agency may provide the notification prescribed in this subsection in a periodic agency newsletter.  An agency may purge its list of persons requesting notification of proposed rule makings once each year.

D.  Before commencing any proceedings for rule making, amendment or repeal, an agency shall allow at least thirty days to elapse after the publication date of the register in which the notice of the proposed rule making, amendment or repeal is contained.

E.  If, as a result of public comments or internal review, an agency determines that a proposed rule requires substantial change pursuant to section 41‑1025, the agency shall issue a supplemental notice containing the changes in the proposed rule.  The agency shall provide for additional public comment pursuant to section 41‑1023. END_STATUTE