SB22-091 Summary

• Modernizes language in Colorado Revised Statutes 24-4-103 regarding executive agency rule-making procedures by replacing outdated phrasing with current drafting standards while maintaining substantive requirements.

• Repeals section 24-4-108 and consolidates rule expiration and review procedures into section 24-4-103, eliminating redundant statutory provisions.

• Requires agencies to submit rules to the attorney general for constitutionality and legality review, with violations rendering rules void, and establishes submission deadlines to the Office of Legislative Legal Services.

• Updates cross-references throughout Colorado statutes (sections 11-35-101, 23-3.1-104, 24-90-105, 25-4-904, 25-7-105, 25-7-127, 25-15-302, and 33-3-104) to reference consolidated rule review requirements in section 24-4-103.

• Takes effect 90 days after final adjournment of the general assembly, subject to referendum petition provisions.