HB 17-1006

House Bill 17-1006 allows Colorado executive branch agencies to update outdated statutory citations in their rules without going through a full rule-making process, such as public hearings and comment periods. Instead, the agency can make these changes by submitting a written determination from the attorney general to the secretary of state. This bill affects how government agencies can amend their rules when underlying statutes are moved or changed. Since it has been signed into law, agencies now have this new authority to correct citations more easily and efficiently.

Official Summary

Committee on Legal Services. Under current law, if an executive branch agency rule, including a form incorporated into a rule, contains a citation to statute and the general assembly later relocates the statute in a way that renders the rule's citation to the statute inaccurate, to update the statutory citation the agency must conduct a rule-making hearing, including issuing a notice and receiving comments. The bill allows agencies to correct statutory citations in the code of Colorado regulations without notice, comment, or a hearing by submitting to the secretary of state a specific, written determination by the attorney general. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

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