BILL REQ. #: H-1371.1

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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1276
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State of Washington

59th Legislature

2005 Regular Session

By House Committee on State Government Operations & Accountability (originally sponsored by Representatives Grant, Holmquist, Kessler, Upthegrove, Walsh, Linville, Nixon, Hinkle, Buri, Newhouse, Orcutt, Kristiansen, Campbell, Hankins, McDonald, Talcott, Bailey, Shabro, Skinner, Roach, Haigh, McCune, Kretz, Hunter, Moeller, Miloscia, Williams, O'Brien, Schindler, P. Sullivan, Blake, Anderson, Buck, Wallace, Chase, Condotta and Santos)

READ FIRST TIME 02/04/05.

AN ACT Relating to the governor's signature on significant legislative rules; and amending RCW 34.05.360.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 34.05.360 and 1988 c 288 s 311 are each amended to read as follows:
     The order of adoption by which each rule is adopted by an agency shall contain all of the following:
     (1) The date the agency adopted the rule;
     (2) A concise statement of the purpose of the rule;
     (3) A reference to all rules repealed, amended, or suspended by the rule;
     (4) A reference to the specific statutory or other authority authorizing adoption of the rule;
     (5) Any findings required by any provision of law as a precondition to adoption or effectiveness of the rule; ((~~and~~))
     (6) The signature of the governor, within twenty business days of receipt by the governor's office of the order of adoption, if the rule qualifies as a significant legislative rule of an agency whose head or governing body is appointed by the governor and the rule has received, during the official comment period, public comments opposing the substance of the rule from at least fifty affected parties, not including any form letter or form letter type comments; and
     (7) The effective date of the rule if other than that specified in RCW 34.05.380(2).

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