Montana Code 2-4-402. Powers of committees — duty to review rules
2-4-402. Powers of committees — duty to review rules. (1) The administrative rule review committees shall review all proposed rules filed with the secretary of state.
Terms Used In Montana Code 2-4-402
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(2)Subject to 2-4-112, the appropriate administrative rule review committee may:
(a)request and obtain an agency’s rulemaking records for the purpose of reviewing compliance with 2-4-305;
(b)prepare written recommendations for the adoption, amendment, or rejection of a rule and submit those recommendations to the department proposing the rule and submit oral or written testimony at a rulemaking hearing;
(c)require that a rulemaking hearing be held in accordance with the provisions of 2-4-302 through 2-4-305;
(d)institute, intervene in, or otherwise participate in proceedings involving this chapter in the state and federal courts and administrative agencies;
(e)review the incidence and conduct of administrative proceedings under this chapter.