GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1333

Short Title:  Post Proposed Rules on Internet.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Morris, Fox; Baddour, Brawley, Cansler, Capps, Davis, Dedmon, Gulley, Hardy, Hurley, Ives, Kiser, McAllister, Moore, Rayfield, Russell, Sexton, Shubert, Tolson, Warner, Warwick, Watson, Weatherly, and Yongue. 

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Referred to:  State Government.

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May 19, 1998

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE STATE AGENCIES TO PUBLISH THE TEXT OF A PROPOSED RULE ON THE INTERNET.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 150B-21.2(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Steps. – Before an agency adopts a permanent rule, it must take the following actions:
(1)	Publish a notice of rule-making proceedings in the North Carolina Register, unless the proposed rule is substantially the same as a temporary rule published in the North Carolina Register.
(2)	When required by G.S. 150B-21.4, prepare or obtain a fiscal note for the proposed rule.
(3)	Publish the text of the proposed rule in the North Carolina Register and on the Internet.
(4)	When required by subsection (e) of this section, hold a public hearing on the proposed rule after publication of the proposed text of the rule.
(5)	Accept oral or written comments on the proposed rule as required by subsection (f) of this section."
Section 2.  This act becomes effective January 1, 1999.