Governor Gary R. Herbert signed S.B. 240, General Repealer, on March 23, 2012.  The bill goes into effect on May 8, 2012.  Section 3 of the bill amends Section 63G-3-305 by deleting Subsection (10).  This language was obsolete.  Questions about this change to the Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act may be directed to Ken Hansen at 801-538-3777.

Senate Bill 240 (2012) has passed.  As it related to rulemaking, Section 3 of S.B. 240 removes Subsection 63G-3-305(10) from the Rulemaking Act.  Back in 1997, this language provided a grandfather clause that gave the then-newly-created Department of Workforce Services and the Labor Commission extra time to comply with the Rulemaking Act’s five-year review requirements.  This language was simply obsolete.  It had not been declared unconstitutional, as was represented on the floor during debate.

More information about S.B. 240 (2012) is available on the Legislature’s web site at http://le.utah.gov/~2012/htmdoc/sbillhtm/sb0240s01.htm .

Sen. John Valentine is sponsoring S.B. 240 (2012), General Repealer.  Section 4 of the bill amends Section 63G-3-305 by deleting Subsection (10).  In 1997, this subsection provided extra time for the then-newly-created Labor Commission and Department of Workforce Services to comply with the Rulemaking Act’s five-year review requirement.

More information about S.B. 240 is available on the Legislature’s web site at http://le.utah.gov/~2012/htmdoc/sbillhtm/sb0240.htm .