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REFERENCE TITLE: state agency rule making; moratorium |
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State of Arizona Senate Forty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session 2009
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SB 1171 |
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Introduced by Senators Pearce, Gorman, Gray C: Allen S, Verschoor; Representative Court
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AN ACT
amending Title 41, chapter 6, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-1021.03; providing for the delayed repeal of section 41‑1021.03, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act; relating to state agency rule making.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 41, chapter 6, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-1021.03, to read:
41-1021.03. Moratorium on rule making relating to increased monetary or regulatory costs; exceptions
A. Notwithstanding any other law, an agency shall not conduct any rule making that would impose increased monetary or regulatory costs on other state agencies, political subdivisions of this state, businesses or individuals.
B. Subsection A does not apply to rule making for any of the following:
1. To avoid a violation of a court order or federal law that would result in sanctions by the court or federal government to an agency in fiscal year 2009‑2010 for failure to conduct the rule making action.
2. To prevent an imminent threat to the public health or safety. For the purposes of this paragraph, "imminent threat to the public health or safety" means the existence of a condition, circumstance or practice that would cause death, serious illness or severe injury to humans during fiscal year 2009‑2010.
Sec. 2. Delayed repeal
Section 41-1021.03, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, is repealed from and after June 30, 2010.