H-0505.1
HOUSE BILL 1202
State of Washington
64th Legislature
2015 Regular Session
By Representatives Scott, Shea, Taylor, Short, Holy, Manweller, Buys, Griffey, Condotta, Young, and McCaslin
Read first time 01/15/15. Referred to Committee on State Government.
AN ACT Relating to abrogation of an administrative rule or policy of the department of ecology by action of the governor or either house of the legislature; and adding a new section to chapter 43.21A RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 43.21A RCW to read as follows:
(1) Whenever the governor by executive order or either house of the legislature by resolution declares any administrative rule or policy of the department to be abrogated, such a rule or policy is null and void and of no force or effect.
(2) The abrogation takes effect immediately upon the issuance of the executive order or passage of the resolution in either house of the legislature, unless the executive order or resolution expressly states that it is to be effective retroactively to an earlier date.
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