Idaho Bills

Amends and repeals existing law regarding the Office of the Administrative Rules Coordinator and administrative rule review.

RS33807 / H0941 Administrative rules, while inferior to the authority of Idaho's constitution and statutes, are considered to have the force of law. Therefore, the executive branch's process of promulgating such rules are considered to be a delegation by the Legislature of its plenary lawmaking powers. This legislation reclaims a portion of this delegation by transferring the Administrative Rules Coordinator position and function from the executive branch's Division of Financial Management to the legislative branch's Legislative Services Office. Because this transfer will bring greater control of the lawmaking power back to the legislative branch, this legislation also deletes, as no longer necessary, the requirement that the Legislature review all existing administrative rules at least once every eight years.