Delaware House Bill 471 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on June 19 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-06-19 - Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Bill amends the Administrative Procedures Act extending and shortening certain time periods for parties to act and limits emergency regulations to situations affecting public health or safety. If an agency is found to have unlawfully adopted regulations, the agency shall be responsible for the complainant's reasonable fees and costs incurred in bringing such action. This Bill also specifies speaker-time allocation and what the agency is to do if more time is needed for parties to speak at public hearings. The purpose of the Bill is to simplify and expedite legal processes to review, stay, and adjudicate regulatory actions.

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Administrative Procedures.

Rep. Gerald Brady [D]

Sen. Gerald Hocker [R]

Sen. Brian Pettyjohn [R]

Rep. Richard Collins [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-06-19		Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

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Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=26895&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB471