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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5835
State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session
By Senate State Government & Elections (originally sponsored by
Senators L. Wilson, Dozier, Gildon, Mullet, and J. Wilson)
READ FIRST TIME 01/15/24.
1 AN ACT Relating to transparency in rule making; and amending RCW
2 34.05.270.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
4 Sec. 1. RCW 34.05.270 and 2009 c 93 s 1 are each amended to read
5 as follows:
6 (1) Within existing resources, each state agency shall maintain a
7 website that contains the agency's rule-making information. A direct
8 link to the agency's rule-making page must be displayed on the
9 agency's homepage.
10 (2) The rule-making website shall include ((the)):
11 (a) The complete text of all proposed rules, emergency rules, and
12 permanent rules proposed or adopted within the past ((twelve)) 12
13 months, or include a direct link to the index page on the Washington
14 State Register website that contains links to the complete text of
15 all proposed rules, emergency rules, and permanent rules proposed or
16 adopted within the past ((twelve)) 12 months by that state
17 agency((.));
18 (b) A summary of no more than 100 words in plain language of each
19 proposed rule, emergency rule, and permanent rule proposed or adopted
20 within the past 12 months; and
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1 (c) For proposed rules, the time, date, and place for the rule-
2 making hearing and the procedures and timelines for submitting
3 written comments and supporting data must be posted on the website.
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Statutes affected:
Original Bill: 34.05.270
Substitute Bill: 34.05.270