HB 1288 - AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1288
AN ACT relative to the rulemaking hearing process for state agencies.
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill requires that following a public hearing where any changes to agency rules are proposed, a second public hearing shall be held to review any rule changes before their final approval.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2207
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT relative to the rulemaking hearing process for state agencies.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Second Hearing to Review Any Proposed Rule Amendments. Amend RSA 541-A:11, I to read as follows:
I. Each agency shall hold at least one public hearing on all proposed rules and shall afford all interested persons reasonable opportunity to testify and to submit data, views, or arguments in writing in accordance with the terms of the notice and the provisions of this section. A second public hearing shall be held prior to approval of rule changes to give the public an opportunity to review final revisions. For rules proposed by a board or commission, a period of at least 5 days after the hearing shall be provided for the submission of such written materials, unless a shorter period is specified in the notice. If a shorter period is specified in the notice, the deadline for the submission of written materials shall not be earlier than the scheduled conclusion of the public hearing. For rules proposed by an agency official, a period of at least 5 days after the hearing shall be provided in all instances. If a hearing is continued or postponed as provided in paragraph III or IV of this section, the period for the submission of written materials shall be extended
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.