VA HB1167 | 2008 | Regular Session

Virginia House Bill 1167 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 4 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0321)

Summary

Administrative Process Act (APA); public participation guidelines. Requires, on or before July 1, 2008, the Department of Planning and Budget, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, to (i) develop model public participation guidelines and (ii) provide these model public participation guidelines to each agency that has the authority to promulgate regulations. By December 1, 2008, each agency shall either (a) adopt the model public participation guidelines or (b) if significant additions or changes are proposed, promulgate the model public participation guidelines with the proposed changes as fast-track regulations pursuant to § 2.2-4012.1. Agency action in adopting the model public participation guidelines in accordance with clause (a) shall be exempt from the APA. Any regulatory action commenced on or after January 1, 2009, shall use the model public participation guidelines in the form adopted by an agency. Thereafter, any amendments to an agency's public participation guidelines must be done in accordance with the APA. This bill is identical to

Title

Administrative Process Act; public participation guidelines for executive branch agencies.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-03-11		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0321)
2008-03-04		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 321 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-02-28		Senate: Signed by President
2008-02-27		House: Signed by Speaker
2008-02-27		House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1167ER)
2008-02-27		House: Enrolled
2008-02-25		Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-25		Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-25		Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2008-02-25		Senate: Read third time
2008-02-22		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-20		Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
2008-02-13		Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2008-02-13		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-02-12		House: Communicated to Senate
2008-02-12		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2008-02-12		House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2008-02-11		House: Read second time and engrossed
2008-02-09		House: Read first time
2008-02-08		House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
2008-01-17		House: Assigned GL sub: Professional/Occupational/Adminstrative Process
2008-01-09		House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
2008-01-09		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081792806