2011 Senate Bill 274 / Public Act 245

Revise details of legislative regulation oversight

Introduced in the Senate

March 17, 2011

Introduced by Sen. John Pappageorge (R-13)

To establish that a new government regulation pending before the legislature’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) must be withdrawn at the end of a two-year legislative session and resubmitted to the next legislature, and also expand the proposed regulations JCAR can consider to include any it considers appropriate. Under current law, if JCAR votes to object to a rule, it causes bills to be placed on the House and Senate legislative calendars to either postpone implementation of the rule for one year, rescind it, or repeal the law authorizing the rule. The bill must be passed by both Houses of the legislature within 21 days, and not vetoed by the governor, or the rule goes into effect anyway.

Referred to the Committee on Economic Development

April 28, 2011

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S­1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 4, 2011

Substitute offered

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

May 5, 2011

Passed in the Senate 27 to 11 (details)

To expand the proposed regulations the legislature’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) can consider to include any that it considers appropriate. Under current law, if JCAR votes to object to a rule, it causes bills to be placed on the House and Senate legislative calendars to either postpone implementation of the rule for one year, rescind it, or repeal the law authorizing the rule. The bill must be passed by both Houses of the legislature within 21 days, and not vetoed by the governor, or the rule goes into effect anyway.

Received in the House

May 5, 2011

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform

Nov. 2, 2011

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Nov. 10, 2011

Passed in the House 100 to 7 (details)

To expand the proposed regulations the legislature’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) can consider to include any that it considers appropriate. Under current law, if JCAR votes to object to a rule, it causes bills to be placed on the House and Senate legislative calendars to either postpone implementation of the rule for one year, rescind it, or repeal the law authorizing the rule. The bill must be passed by both Houses of the legislature within 21 days, and not vetoed by the governor, or the rule goes into effect anyway.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Dec. 8, 2011