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ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 6037
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AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
Passed Legislature - 1995 Regular Session
State of Washington 54th Legislature 1995
Regular Session
By
Read first time 02/27/95. Referred to Committee on
Government Operations.
Creating the Washington Independent
Regulatory Affairs Commission.
AN ACT Relating to the
creation of the Washington independent regulatory affairs commission; and
adding new sections.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec.
1. The legislature finds
that the proliferation and complexity of state agency rules requires oversight
beyond that which is currently provided by the legislative, executive, and
judicial branches of government. The legislature further finds that some states
have created independent commissions to oversee the regulatory process, and
that this type of commission may have merit in Washington's system of
regulatory oversight.
NEW SECTION. Sec.
2. The senate and house of
representatives government operations committees shall conduct a joint interim
study on the advisability of creating an independent commission to provide
oversight of the state's regulatory system. The study may include an examination
of the appropriate roles for the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
of government in the oversight of rule making. The study may also include an
analysis of the costs of creating an independent commission and the benefits to
be obtained. The committees may examine the possible functions of an
independent commission, including its role in the systematic review of existing
agency rules for compliance with the determinations contained in section 201,
chapter. . ., Laws of 1995 (section 201 of Engrossed Substitute House
Bill No. 1010). The committees shall report their recommendations to the
legislature by January 1, 1996.
