| Passed by the House February 23, 2009 Yeas 92 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 7, 2009 Yeas 44 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1475 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BARBARA BAKER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved April 15, 2009, 11:14 a.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | April 15, 2009 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 61st Legislature | 2009 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/21/09. Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.
AN ACT Relating to state agency rule-making information; and adding a new section to chapter 34.05 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 34.05 RCW
to read as follows:
Within existing resources, each state agency shall maintain a web
site that contains the agency's rule-making information. A direct link
to the agency's rule-making page must be displayed on the agency's
homepage. The rule-making web site shall include the complete text of
all proposed rules, emergency rules, and permanent rules proposed or
adopted within the past twelve months, or include a direct link to the
index page on the Washington State Register web site that contains
links to the complete text of all proposed rules, emergency rules, and
permanent rules proposed or adopted within the past twelve months by
that state agency. For proposed rules, the time, date, and place for
the rule-making hearing and the procedures and timelines for submitting
written comments and supporting data must be posted on the web site.