Please Note: The following summaries of legislation enacted during the 2004 Legislative Session were prepared by the Legal Services Division Staff for internal use by the Legislative Service Office.

This report is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and does not purport to be an official statement of legislative intent concerning any measure enacted by the Legislature.

The bill summaries contained in this report were prepared as an aid to locating enacted legislation and as a brief recap of the major provisions of each bill. While the information provided in these summaries is accurate, the summaries are not intended as a detailed abstract and reference should be made to the enacted bills for more complete information.

Bill No.: HB0063 Drafter: DKG

LSO No.: 04LSO-0261.E2 Effective Date:

Enrolled Act No.: HEA0053

Chapter No.: 75

Prime Sponsor: Management Council

Catch Title: Administrative rules.

Subject: Rulemaking under the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.

Summary/Major Elements:

· Clarifies that a minimum public comment period of 45 days is required for rules.

· Specifies that emergency rules on the same issue may be adopted more than once, but the emergency rules may be effective for not more than a total period of 240 days (120 days for each period emergency rules are adopted).

· Amends the filing period for rules from 60 days after adoption to 75 days.

· Modifies other filing and review periods for administrative rules.