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Public Act 247 of 2011

1. Introduced by Sen. David Robertson (R) on March 17, 2011, to give the state Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules the authority to reject any proposed new state agency request for regulatory rule-making, and require it to state when granting permission that there are “appropriate and necessary policy and legal bases for approving the request for rule-making.” The bill would also require this office to post on the internet notice of any proposed new state regulatory rules or policy changes contained in rules, including clear instructions on any existing administrative remedies or appeals available to the public, a summary of the changes in policy contained in the rules, and any instructions on how to comply with the rules.
   • Referred to the Senate Economic Development Committee on March 17, 2011.
     • Reported in the Senate on May 4, 2011, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
   • Substitute offered in the Senate on May 4, 2011, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on May 4, 2011.
2. Passed 28 to 10 in the Senate on May 5, 2011, to give a state government "Office of Regulatory Reinvention" the authority to reject any proposed new state agency request for regulatory rule-making, and require it to state when granting permission that there are “appropriate and necessary policy and legal bases for approving the request for rule-making.” The bill would also require this office to post on the internet notice of any proposed new state regulatory rules or policy changes contained in rules, including clear instructions on any existing administrative remedies or appeals available to the public, a summary of the changes in policy contained in the rules, and any instructions on how to comply with the rules.
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3. Moved to reconsider by Sen. Arlan Meekhof (R) on May 5, 2011, by which the bill was passed. The motion passed by voice vote in the Senate on May 5, 2011.
4. Received in the Senate on May 5, 2011, to give a state government "Office of Regulatory Reinvention" the authority to reject any proposed new state agency request for regulatory rule-making, and require it to state when granting permission that there are “appropriate and necessary policy and legal bases for approving the request for rule-making.” The bill would also require this office to post on the internet notice of any proposed new state regulatory rules or policy changes contained in rules, including clear instructions on any existing administrative remedies or appeals available to the public, a summary of the changes in policy contained in the rules, and any instructions on how to comply with the rules. Passed 28 to 10 in the Senate on May 5, 2011.
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5. Received in the House on May 5, 2011.
   • Referred to the House Regulatory Reform Committee on May 5, 2011.
     • Reported in the House on November 2, 2011, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
   • Substitute offered in the House on November 9, 2011, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on November 9, 2011.
6. Passed 103 to 4 in the House on November 10, 2011, to give a state government "Office of Regulatory Reinvention" the authority to reject any proposed new state agency request for regulatory rule-making, and require it to state when granting permission that there are “appropriate and necessary policy and legal bases for approving the request for rule-making.” The bill would also require this office to post on the internet notice of any proposed new state regulatory rules or policy changes contained in rules, including clear instructions on any existing administrative remedies or appeals available to the public, a summary of the changes in policy contained in the rules, and any instructions on how to comply with the rules.
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7. Received in the Senate on November 29, 2011.
8. Passed 27 to 11 in the Senate on November 30, 2011, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill.
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9. Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on December 8, 2011.