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HB3569 • 2025

Requires an agency that appoints a rules advisory committee with regard to rules implementing legislation to invite certain legislators to participate on the committee as nonvoting members.

Requires an agency that appoints a rules advisory committee with regard to rules implementing legislation to invite certain legislators to participate on the committee as nonvoting members.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Gamba,, Boice, Representative Mannix,, Nelson,, Owens,, Senator Smith DB,, Thatcher
Last action
2025-07-25
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-07-25 House

    Chapter 446, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

  2. 2025-06-26 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-06-18 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-06-18 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-17 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Thatcher. Passed. Ayes, 30.

  6. 2025-06-16 Senate

    Carried over to 06-17 by unanimous consent.

  7. 2025-06-12 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.

  8. 2025-06-12 Senate

    Second reading.

  9. 2025-06-05 Senate

    Work Session held.

  10. 2025-06-04 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  11. 2025-05-15 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  12. 2025-05-15 Senate

    Referred to Rules.

  13. 2025-05-14 House

    Third reading. Carried by Gamba. Passed. Ayes, 43; Nays, 9--Boice, Breese-Iverson, Helfrich, Javadi, Lewis, Osborne, Scharf, Smith G, Yunker; Excused, 3--Nguyen H, Owens, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 4--Boshart Davis, Drazan, Harbick, Reschke.

  14. 2025-05-13 House

    Second reading.

  15. 2025-05-12 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.

  16. 2025-05-05 House

    Work Session held.

  17. 2025-04-02 House

    Public Hearing held.

  18. 2025-02-20 House

    Referred to Rules.

  19. 2025-02-18 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: The Act says that some legislators have to be asked to be on the RAC for rules implementing the law. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act says that the first chief sponsor of a law has to be invited to be on the rules advisory committee for rules implementing the law. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.3).</i>]
Requires an agency that appoints a rules advisory committee with regard to rules implementing legislation to invite [<i>the first chief sponsor</i>] <b>certain legislators</b> to participate on the committee as [<i>a nonvoting member</i>]<b> nonvoting members</b>.
Requires the Small Business Rules Advisory Committee to invite [<i>the first chief sponsor</i>] <b>certain legislators</b> to participate on the committee as [<i>a nonvoting member</i>] <b>nonvoting members</b> when the committee is used as a rules advisory committee with regard to rules implementing legislation.
Relating to: Relating to rules advisory committees.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned