AB 329 — Revises provisions governing administrative regulations. (BDR 18-946)

(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 22, 2019) FIRST REPRINT A.B.

revising provisions relating to the Register of Administrative Regulations;

requiring the summary of certain legislative measures to include information concerning whether the legislative measure grants rulemaking authority;

Section 1 also requires thethis Legislative Counsel to compile information received pursuant to the system and report to theinclude, Legislativewithout Commissionlimitation, upon request the progress of any agency in adopting a permanentrequirement regulationfor thatan the agency is required to adoptsubmit: pursuant to a legislative measure enacted by the Legislature.

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Section 1 also requires the Legislative Counsel to compile Commission upon request the progress of any agency in adopting a permanent regulation that the agency is required to adopt pursuant to a legislative measure enacted by the Legislature.

Existing law requires the Legislative Counsel to prepare and publish a Register of Administrative Regulations which must include certain information regarding each permanent regulation adopted by an agency.

(NRS 233B.0653) Section 2 of compiled by the Legislative Counsel pursuant to the system created pursuant tomation section 1.

- *AB329_R1* – 2 – Existing law requires the Legislative Counsel to make available for access on the Internet the information contained in the Register of Administrative be made available for access in a searchable, standardized database.information to Existing law requires the summary of each bill or joint resolution introduced in the Legislature to include certain information concerning fiscal effect and appropriations.

(NRS 218D.415) Section 2.7 similarly requires the summary of each bill or joint resolution introduced in the Legislature to include information concerning whether the legislative measure grants rulemaking authority.

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Such system maymust include, without limitation, a requirement for an agency to submitsubmit: a periodic report to the Legislative Counsel explaining the progress of the agency in adopting the permanent regulation.

(a) A plan for the adoption of such a regulation to the Legislative Commission on or before October 31 of the year in which the legislative measure requiring the adoption of the regulation was enacted by the Legislature;

and (b) A periodic report to the Legislative Counsel explaining the progress of the agency in adopting the permanent regulation.

- *AB329_R1* – 3 – (d) The informational statement required pursuant to NRS 233B.066;

andformationaland statement required pursuant to NRS (e) The effective date of the regulation, as determined pursuant to NRS 233B.070.

and - *AB329* – 3 – (g) The Legislative Counsel Bureau.

the[4.] Register5. to any person or governmental entity that requests a copy, at a price which does not exceed the cost of publishing the additional copy.

The Legislative Counsel may sell an additional copy of the Register to any person or governmental entity that requests a copy, at a price which does not exceed the cost of publishing the additional copy.

3.2.5.

The provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 218D.380233B.0656 dois nothereby applyamended to anyread provisionas offollows: this act which adds or revises a requirement to submit a report to the Legislature.

233B.0656 1.

The Legislative Counsel shall, without charge, make available for access in a searchable, standardized database on the Internet or its successor, if any, the information contained in the Register of Administrative Regulations created pursuant to NRS 233B.0653.

The Legislative Counsel may determine the manner in which this information is compiled and must revise the information at least as often as the Register is published pursuant to NRS 233B.0653.

2.

This section must not be construed to require the Legislative Counsel to provide any equipment or service that would enable a person to access the Internet.

2.7.

Chapter 218D of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:

The summary of each bill or joint resolution introduced in the Legislature must include the statement:

“Grants rulemaking authority:

Yes,” or - *AB329_R1* – 4 – “Grants rulemaking authority:

No,”  whichever is appropriate.

not apply to any provision of this act which adds or revises a requirement to submit a report to the Legislature.

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