Delaware House Bill 334 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-2)
Status: Introduced on May 10 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-05-10 - Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

Delaware agencies and other regulatory bodies play an ever increasing role in the governance of this State by creating regulations which have the force of law. However, such agencies and bodies are unelected. Moreover, despite publication requirements, the general public is often unaware of proposed regulations and the effects such regulations may have. This bill would ensure that, before becoming final, the General Assembly, the body directly accountable to the citizenry of this State, and from whom agencies and boards derive their power to regulate, has a chance to review any proposed regulations and ensure they are consistent with the delegation of authority granted the agency and to further make sure the proposed regulations are balanced from a broader perspective than a specialized agency might employ. Emergency regulations, though, are not affected by this bill. This Act shall be known as the “Regulatory Accountability Act.”

An Act To Amend Title 29 Relating To The Adoption Of Regulations.

Sen. Joseph Booth [R]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Sen. George Bunting [D]
Sen. Gerald Hocker [R]	Rep. Harold Peterman [R]	Sen. Liane Sorenson [R]	Sen. Robert Venables [D]
Rep. Lincoln Willis [R]	Sen. David Wilson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-05-10		Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/fe48ec9848bcf2c8852579f2004dc4cd?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+334/$file/legis.html?open