HB 5673 Summary

• Establishes the Office of Performance and Transformation to oversee administrative rule promulgation and creates an Internet website for publishing public notices required under rule-making procedures, operational by December 31, 2021.

• Requires agencies to file requests for rule-making with the office, which must approve requests before agencies can proceed; the office must respond in writing addressing whether appropriate policy and legal bases exist for approval.

• Mandates publication of the Michigan Register and Michigan Administrative Code free of charge on the office's website, with optional paid print subscriptions available; shifts public notice publication from newspapers to an Internet website after December 31, 2021.

• Modifies the legislative committee review process for rules, reducing the standard review period from 15 session days to 21 session days (or 9 session days for expedited rules under new section 44a) and allowing the committee to object to rules only on specified grounds including lack of statutory authority, exceeding scope of authority, or being arbitrary and capricious.

• Creates an expedited rule-making procedure under new section 44a for certain rule types, including rescissions and amendments incorporating later editions of adopted codes or standards, allowing rules to proceed without public hearings if the committee does not object within 6 session days.