RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 442 (HB 221) 2023 Regular Session Wright
Existing law, the Administrative Procedure Act, establishes procedures for the adoption of
rules by executive branch agencies. Provides procedures for regular rule making and
emergency rule making, including notice to the legislature, and provides time periods for
legislative oversight. Further requires each agency to submit an annual report of rule making
activities to the appropriate legislative oversight committee no later than 30 days prior to the
beginning of each regular session.
Existing law specifies the standing committees of the legislature that have oversight over
rules from specific agencies and provides for the presiding officers to determine the
appropriate committee for agencies not specified. Requires the chairman of each standing
committee to which rulemaking reports are submitted to appoint an oversight subcommittee
and authorize the oversight subcommittee to conduct hearings of all rules proposed for
adoption, amendment, or repeal. Provides procedures and time periods with respect thereto.
Existing law further specifies that a standing committee may, at any time, exercise the
powers granted to an oversight subcommittee.
New law authorizes each presiding officer of the legislature to establish a select committee
on oversight for his house of the legislature, which may exercise the same power and
authority granted under the provisions of existing law to a standing committee or to an
oversight subcommittee of a standing committee if the chairman of the standing committee
or oversight subcommittee notifies the select committee, no later than the seventh day of the
committee's oversight period, that his committee will not hold a hearing on the proposal.
Effective January 8, 2024.
(Adds R.S. 49:966(O))