Rules review committee

AN ACT Relating to the joint administrative rules review 1
committee; amending RCW 34.05.610; and adding new sections to chapter 2
34.05 RCW. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4
Sec. 1. RCW 34.05.610 and 2015 2nd sp.s. c 11 s 1 are each 5
amended to read as follows: 6
(1) There is hereby created a joint administrative rules review 7
committee which shall be a bipartisan committee consisting of four 8
senators and four representatives from the state legislature. The 9
senate members of the committee shall be appointed by the president 10
of the senate, and the house members of the committee shall be 11
appointed by the speaker of the house. Not more than two members from 12
each house may be from the same political party. The appointing 13
authorities shall also appoint one alternate member from each caucus 14
of each house. All appointments to the committee are subject to 15
approval by the caucuses to which the appointed members belong.16
(2)(a) Members and alternates shall be appointed as soon as 17
possible after the legislature convenes in regular session in an odd-18
numbered year. Except when filling a vacancy, a successor to any 19
member or alternate must be appointed in an odd-numbered year as soon 20
as possible after the legislature convenes in regular session, but no 21
H-0701.1
HOUSE BILL 1586
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Marshall, Corry, Graham, Couture, Burnett, Eslick,
Penner, Connors, Dye, McEntire, Griffey, Barkis, Chase, Caldier,
Volz, Keaton, Waters, Walsh, and Barnard
Read first time 01/24/25. Referred to Committee on State Government
& Tribal Relations.
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later than by June 30th of the same year. A vacancy on the committee 1
must be filled in accordance with subsection (4) of this section 2
within ((thirty)) 30 days of the vacancy occurring. Members and 3
alternates may be reappointed to the committee. 4
(b) The term of any member or alternate appointed to the 5
committee extends until a successor is appointed and qualified, or 6
until the member or alternate no longer serves in the legislature, 7
whichever occurs first. 8
(3) The president of the senate shall appoint the chairperson and 9
the vice chairperson from among the committee membership as soon as 10
possible after the legislature convenes in regular session in January 11
2016. The speaker of the house shall appoint the chairperson and the 12
vice chairperson in alternating even-numbered years beginning in the 13
year 2018 from among the committee membership. The secretary of the 14
senate shall appoint the chairperson and the vice chairperson in the 15
alternating even-numbered years beginning in the year 2020 from among 16
the committee membership. Appointments of the chairperson and vice 17
chairperson shall be made in each even-numbered year as soon as 18
possible after a legislative session convenes in regular session, but 19
no later than by June 30th of the same year. 20
(4) The chairperson of the committee shall cause all meeting 21
notices and committee documents to be sent to the members and 22
alternates. A vacancy must be filled by appointment of a legislator 23
from the same political party as the original appointment. The 24
appropriate appointing authority shall make the appointment within 25
((thirty)) 30 days of the vacancy occurring. 26
(5) The committee shall hold at least one meeting during each 27
calendar quarter even if the committee did not receive any petitions 28
for review under RCW 34.05.655.29
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 34.05 30
RCW to read as follows: 31
(1) A person may petition the rules review committee for review 32
of any emergency rule adopted pursuant to RCW 34.05.350, or a rule 33
that did not receive adequate public input. 34
(2) For the purposes of this section, a rule that did not receive 35
adequate public input means a rule required to be filed pursuant to 36
RCW 34.05.380 that is adopted: 37
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(a) Without all individuals signed up to testify having the 1
opportunity to testify for at least three minutes at the rule-making 2
hearing; or 3
(b) With less than 20 days' notice before the rule-making hearing 4
at which the agency receives public comment regarding adoption of a 5
rule. 6
(3) The rules review committee shall review any rule that is 7
petitioned for review under this section. 8
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 34.05 9
RCW to read as follows: 10
The rules review committee shall review any rule required to be 11
filed pursuant to RCW 34.05.380 or any emergency rule adopted 12
pursuant to RCW 34.05.350, which was adopted in the five years prior, 13
upon request by a legislator. 14
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