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2017 Senate Bill 5616: Limiting the enforcement of administrative rules and policies
Introduced by Sen. Phil Fortunato (Auburn) (R) on January 31, 2017
Referred to the Senate State Government Committee on January 31, 2017
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 17, 2017
Prohibits any rule or policy adopted by a state agency after July 1, 2017, from being enforced unless it is adopted pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), codified in the Washington Administrative Code (WAC), and has either been ratified by act of the Legislature or adopted by an agency that has successfully completed an excellence assessment.
Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on February 17, 2017