Legislation and Administrative
Rules: Raccoons/Doves and Other
Strange Happenings
JULIE SMITH, LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY
COUNSEL, IOWA ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL
UTILITIES
2012 CLERKS INSTITUTE
AMES, IOWA
JULY19, 2012
Delectable
 For this presentation we will be discussing –
Shooting, Poisoning, the Constitution, Magic, Law
Suits, Allegations of Lying and Trickery … and you
thought this would be dull…
Research FUN-magazines, websites, blogs
 Gun Dog Magazine
 NRA Hunters Rights
 Outdoor Pressroom
 Big Game Hunt
 Hunting Chatter
 American Hunter
 Hunt for the Truth
 Lead is Poison Coalition
Real Purpose of Presentation
 How a Bill Becomes A Law (most bills)
 How the Administrative Rules Process works
(supposedly)
 Allow me to use random cartoons and play Jeopardy
Who do I represent?
 City Utilities – Iowa Association of Municipal
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Local Government – League of Cities
Solid Waste Agency – Metro Waste Authority
Healthcare – Iowa Health System
Drake Law School, Assistant Professor and Director
of Legislative Practice Center
What Do I Do?
What Do I REALLY Do?
 Work to pass legislation that clients want
 KILL or amend legislation that clients don’t want
 How does that happen?
 Make sure I KNOW as much as possible about the process and
the legislators so that information can be used to support
municipal utilities
 Daily routine – review ALL bills and amendments that are filed
 Discuss with clients
Misunderstood Terms of the Legislative Process
 Sine Die – Sine Who?
 110 days/100 days session – Why does this matter – they
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Per Diem – Per What and Who Cares
Standing Committees
Funnel Week
Caucus
Constitutional Majority
Kill Bills/Dead Bills – seriously this is the terminology?
Redistricting – HUH??
2012 Session
 “Sine Die” – Latin “without day” – final adjournment
 Senate adopted SCR 102 at 5:23 p.m.
 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That when
adjournment is had on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, it shall
be the final adjournment of the 2012 Regular Session of
the Eighty-fourth General Assembly.
 Sends to the House and they adopted it at 6:13 p.m
 Last year – 2011 GA adjourned sine die on June 30 –
more than 7 weeks longer than this session
 2010 session adjourned sine die on March 29
Legislative Pay
 Members $25,000/ Leaders
 President of the Senate $37,500
 President Pro Tempore $27,000
 Speaker $37,500
 Speaker Pro Tempore $27,000
 Senate Majority Leader $37,500
 Senate Minority Leader $37,500
 House Majority Leader $37,500
 House Minority Leader $37,500
 During the 100 or 110 days of session - members also receive
per diem payments of $132/day tied to the federal rate
 Plus mileage for one round-trip per week during session
 Iowa Code section 2.10 only allows per diem for 100/110 days
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After April 17, 2012 – legislators did NOT receive per diem for being in
DSM
Legislative Framework
 Why does the Legislature do things this way?
 Article III of the Iowa Constitution vests the legislative
authority of the State in the General Assembly
 Iowa Code – Chapter 2
 Senate and House Rules
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To almost every rule there is an exception
Masons Rules of Procedure
Article III- Iowa Constitution
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Seat of Government is in DSM – Capitol used to be in Iowa
City
Designates the number of members in the House (100) and
Senate (50)
Sets terms for Senators/Reps, age limitations and residency
requirements
Requires the annual sessions to begin on the 2nd Monday of
January
Requires that sessions run in two-year cycles – next year will
be the first year of the 85th General Assembly
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The 24th amendment to the Constitution required that the first
annual session be in 1969 – prior to that time session met every
two years.
The Mystery of Bills
 Where do ideas for bills come from?
 Bad things that happen
How A Bill Becomes A Law
 Very difficult to get a bill passed
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Roughly 7 – 10 % of all bills filed actually pass
 Much easier to kill a bill – 100 Ways to KILL A BILL
 The “How A Bill Becomes A Law” flow chart makes it
look so logical BUT,
 Remember the system is set up so that bills DON’T pass
 It is a lengthy and complicated system on purpose (not
just so you have to have lobbyists to figure it out)
 If every bill that every legislator wanted actually passed
we would all be sorry
Where do bills come from?
 First step is getting someone to sponsor a bill –
 We don’t get to just say “hey we need a bill”
 ONLY legislators, state agencies, or Governor can
have an official bill drafted.
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Either by Committee Chair – which is a Committee bill –
HSB/SSB
Individually sponsored bills – Each legislator can ask that bills
be drafted – HF/SF
 Dove Hunting bill – OLD issue – not allowed since
1918 (Senator Dearden’s Bucket List)
Customer Records Bill
 Members requested that IAMU address the problem of
requests for customer records. The bill protects
customer records from requests by third parties – it
doesn’t affect the ability of the city to use the record and
doesn’t stop postcard billing.
 It has been a discussion for many years and this year we
moved forward to address it.
 Once we have the idea – what is the next step?
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House –Nick Wagner, Chair of Local Government Committee to
sponsor the bill
Senate –Jeff Danielson, Chair of Senate State Government to
sponsor the bill. Individually sponsored bill. SF 2058
The Legislator sends the bill request to the Legislative Service Agency
Legislative Services Agency
 Formerly Legislative Service Bureau - Drafts ALL
Bills
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Each bill is assigned to a drafter who specializes in bills in a
particular subject area. In this case - Andrew Ward
The bill is drafted and goes through the process and then is sent to
the Legislator for final approval
 After Legislator Approves
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If the bill is a Study Bill – the bill is given a number and is officially
assigned to a subcommittee at the next Committee meeting. So,
consumer records was given a HSB # and assigned a subcommittee
If the bill is an individually sponsored bill – the bill is officially read
in by the Chief Clerk and the Majority Leader assigns it to a
particular Committee. SF 2058 was assigned to State Government
which is where ALL open meetings/records bills go in the Senate.
Standing Committees
Senate
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Agriculture
Appropriations
Commerce
Economic Growth/Rebuild Iowa
Education
Ethics
Government Oversight
Human Resources
Judiciary
Labor and Business Relations
Local Government
Natural Resources and Environment
Rules and Administration
State Government
Transportation
Veterans Affairs
Ways and Means
House
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Administration and Rules
Agriculture
Appropriations
Commerce
Economic Growth/Rebuild Iowa
Education
Environmental Protection
Ethics
Government Oversight
Human Resources
Judiciary
Labor
Local Government
Natural Resources
Public Safety
State Government
Transportation
Veterans Affairs
Ways and Means
Committees Cont.
 Usually 21 members in House/15 in Senate
 Meet once or twice a week during session
 Every two years new Chairs are appointed to run
Committees. Why? Because elections are held every two
years and the Majority Party changes and because
legislature functions on two year cycles
 The power of a chair
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Sponsor Study Bills
Assign subcommittees
Determine agenda– including killing bills
If your legislator is the Chair of a Committee municipal utilities work
with – you may hear from me more – speed dial 
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Burger King Story
Lobby the Lobby
 At some point – either before or after getting a legislator to
sponsor the bill
 Important to share language and discuss legislation with other
groups who have an interest in the bill. For instance, in the
utility lobby, MEC, Alliant, RECs, IUA share information.
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Example, I shared the language on the customer records bill with the
lobbyist for the Iowa Newspaper Association. They originally filed
against it, but once we corrected the language and I explained that we
didn’t already have this protection – the lobbyist talked to them re:
changing their registration.
That change helped the bill move through the process smoother –
without any opposition.
You may have noticed that Rural Water has a section in the bill – that is
because some of the rural water districts are subject to open records so
they wanted to be added to the bill
Bill Registrations
 Anyone who lobbies a legislator or speaks at a
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subcommittee hearing MUST be registered (with
some exceptions)
FOR – AGAINST - UNDECIDED
All electronically – NEW - can add comments
Public – purpose is so that we can look at how other
groups are registered - transparency
Who decides for IAMU – typically L & R and usually
done through email correspondence, biweekly
conference calls or face-to-face meetings
Subcommittees
 Each bill is assigned by the Chair and Ranking Member of the
Committee – 3/5/7 member subcommittee
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The Majority party appoints more people
 Subcommittee Chairperson is also Floor Manager
 Official rules require subcommittee meetings – used to be
“walk around” subcommittees.
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Increased importance in recent years - most work happens at this
meeting
 A subcommittee hearing is generally held in a fairly informal
setting. It is the MAIN opportunity to
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Request an amendment to a bill – clarifying language or agreed to
changes
Try to KILL a bill by raising concerns
Answer questions from other groups regarding the impact of the bill
Sometimes bring in an expert to testify or member
Subcommittees, cont.
 Each subcommittee member signs the subcommittee
report – must be signed by a majority
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If a majority of the members don’t like the bill – the bill won’t
pass the subcommittee and will not be eligible for
consideration by the full Committee
 Customer Records bill was assigned to
 Representative Jared Klein in the House
 Senator Matt McCoy in the Senate.
 (Bob and I met with Senator McCoy before session started. He
is also the Chair of the Commerce Committee and is given all
utility bills in other committees that he is on)
Committee
 Bill must be called up by the Chair and the
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Subcommittee Chair “runs” the bill in Committee.
The Subcommittee Chair answers any questions that
members may have and offers any amendments that
have been agreed to in the subcommittee process.
Other members may offer amendments.
The bill must pass by a majority of all members of
the Committee – NOT a majority of those members
present – this can make a big difference
Amendments can be adopted by a majority of those
present
Committees
 All bills must be voted out of the Committee of origin
by the first Funnel week. What is FUNNEL?
 Every two years dates are established in order to
move bills through the process – or funnel the bills
so that they are “whittled” down by the end of
session
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Usually an extremely hectic week – everyone is scrambling to
have their bills considered and since all bills now have to have
subcommittee meetings it is usually crush of meetings and people
in limited space. There have been times when multiple
subcommittees are meeting at one time.
Committees, cont.
 New development in recent years – Committee “Caucus”.
What is a caucus?
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A way to get around Open Meetings requirements – where the
Committee divides up into D’s and R’s and goes into a closed session
to discuss bills and potential amendments.
With the advent of more advanced technology – legislators do more
decisionmaking behind closed doors. A bill is not very often brought
up for discussion if it is not going to pass.
 The parties “go into caucus” all the time – the D’s go in
one room and the R’s go in another room and they
discuss issues, the daily calendar and anything else that
comes up. Caucuses are CLOSED and supposed to be
secret.
What happens to a Bill after it is voted out?
 After a bill is “voted out” of Committee – if no
amendment - House or Senate Calendar for Floor
Debate
 If amended, it is redrafted
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You might wonder why do bills get new numbers on them?
A Committee bill – formerly a HSB or SSB becomes a HF/SF with a
new number
 An individually sponsored bills - some Committees have a rule that
anything voted out of the Committee becomes a new bill that shows on
the title page that it is actually sponsored by the Committee
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 Customer Records bill HSB 651 – became HF 2395 after
it was voted out of Local Government Committee
 SF 2058 stayed the same number because it was not
amended
Floor Debate
 Ensure that the Majority Leaders in both the House and
Senate actually CALL the bill up for debate on the floor.
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Bills can DIE here all the time. Just because a bill is voted out of
Committee does NOT mean that it will be debated on the floor.
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Many factors – how controversial is the bill? Who is registered
against it? How much floor time will the bill take for debate – the
closer to the end of session, the easier it is to kill a bill due to time
constraints
 Another FUNNEL deadline
 Stage of death – bill can die because Majority Leader
doesn’t bring it up – some groups wait until a bill is in
the Majority Leaders office and then ask that it be killed
(silent death)
 For example, Nuclear Energy Bill
Floor Debate
 I talked to both staffs for the House and Senate Majority
Leaders about our bills - give them appropriate
information and let them know if there is any
controversy surrounding the bill
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In the House, the Department of Public Safety decided they may have
some concerns and expressed this right before the bill was to be
called up on the floor. They wanted an amendment to say that you
would have to disclose records to the police. Other utilities require a
subpoena. I argued NO – that we don’t want to have more police
influence by right just because we are municipal utilities than the
other utilities have. One of our arguments for the bill was that
municipal utility customers should have the same right to be
protected as other utilities.
The Majority Leaders staff agreed that they wouldn’t run the public
safety amendment and they moved the bill that afternoon.
Floor Debate
 Must have a Constitutional Majority to pass a bill on
the Floor
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House – 51
Senate – 26
 A week ago today – the Senate’s version of
Commercial Property Taxes died on the Floor
because the vote was 24-22. Even though a majority
of the Senators voted for the bill, it wasn’t a
Constitutional Majority of 26.
 Rare to see a bill brought up and die on the floor.
Governor’s Signature
 Once a bill passes both the House and Senate, it is
“enrolled” – this means that any amendments that
have been adopted are incorporated into the bill and
the final bill language is filed.
 The Governor can veto any bill or can “item veto” an
appropriations bill – which means he can strike a
part of the bill without vetoing the whole bill
Effective Dates
 All Bills go into effect on July 1 in the year they are
passed, unless an immediate effective date is
included in the bill
So,…how did the dove bill pass?
 SF 83 – Jan. 24, 2011 – Dove bill introduced – sent
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SF 464 – bill passes Committee is redrafted and filed
– March 7, 2011
March 22, 2011 – passes Senate 30-18
March 23, 2011 – House takes up bill and substitutes
raccoon bill (SF 130) that passed out of House
Committee for Dove Bill. This is a tricky maneuver
so that the dove bill moved extremely fast and didn’t
have to be debated in Committee.
Signed by Governor – March 24, 2011
Why did this go through so quickly?
 1st dove season Sept. 2011 since 1918
 15 birds/day for 70 days
 Senator Dennis Black: “Two issues create the
greatest amount of debates – doves and fence law –
Even more than gay marriage, death penalty and
abortion.”
Authority for Rules
 All authority for an agency to write rules comes from
the legislature
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Not all legislation requires adoption of rules. Why?
 The executive branch is governed by Iowa Code
Chapter 17A – called the Iowa Administrative
Procedures Act (IAPA)
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Over 100 rulemaking entities in the Executive Branch – 100
authors
IAPA – Chapter 17A
 Main Purpose
 Requires agency to publish a notice detailing intent to adopt a
new rule or revise an existing rule
 Provides opportunity for public comment
 Limited opportunity for Gov. and G.A. to exercise oversight
over the process
 Publication process to distribute the final rule
 In the last few years – legislative attention spent on
impact of rules
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Rules and Regulations Tour – Senate/House R’s
Senate R’s – comprehensive changes
Chpt. 17A 2012 Legislative Changes
 The omnibus standings bill, HF 2465, included
provisions relating to administrative rules.
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Each executive branch agency must create a uniform, searchable,
and user-friendly rules database published on an internet site.
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The site must include a brief summary of the rulemaking process,
forms for filing comments or complaints concerning proposed or
adopted rules, forms for filling a petition for rulemaking, declaratory
order or request for waiver of a rule.
Starting July 1, 2012 – an agency has 5 years to conduct an ongoing
and comprehensive review of all the agency’s rules.
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The goal of the review is to identify and eliminate all rules that are
outdated, redundant, or inconsistent or incompatible with statutes
and rules. An agency is required to develop a plan of review in
consultation with major stakeholders.
How to find rules
 New rules are published every two weeks
 Index
 IAC arranged alphabetically by agency
 Table of reference – on GA website – Code section to
Rules
 Citation: Agency identification number IAC specific
rule section
 www.legis.state.ia.us
What does a rule look like?
 199—20.1(476)General information.20.1(1)Authorization of rules.
Iowa Code chapter 476 provides that the Iowa utilities board shall establish all
needful, just and reasonable rules, not inconsistent with law, to govern the
exercise of its powers and duties, the practice and procedure before it, and to
govern the form, content and filing of reports, documents and other papers
necessary to carry out the provisions of this law.
Iowa Code chapter 478 provides that the Iowa utilities board shall have power
to make and enforce rules relating to the location, construction, operation and
maintenance of certain electrical transmission lines.
The application of the rules in this chapter to municipally owned utilities
furnishing electricity is limited by Iowa Code section 476.1B, and the
application of the rules in this chapter to electric utilities with fewer than
10,000 customers and to electric cooperative associations is limited by the
provisions of Iowa Code section 476.1A.
Substance of Rule
 Dictated by authorizing legislation – rules cannot be
adopted that are at variance with statutory provisions or
that amend or nullify legislative intent
 An agency cannot just exercise independent rulemaking
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Limited by the terms of the statute
Constitutional delegation of power
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Statute must be constitutional
Statute must specifically authorize promulgation of rules
Procedure specified MUST be followed
Adopted rule must be within the authority of the agency and be
reasonable
Who is involved in rulemaking
 Executive Branch Agencies
 Governor’s Office – Administrative Rules
Coordinator
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Filing point for all rulemaking – advises Governor
 Legislators – Administrative Rules Review
Committee
 Legal Counsel, Administrative Rules Review
Committee – Joe Royce
 Legislative Services Agency – Administrative Code
Editor
Agency Process
 Docketing – list each rule and anticipated
rulemaking procedure (IUB dockets)
 Publication of Notice of Intended Action in the Iowa
Administrative Bulletin
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Notice contains basic information regarding the substance of
the rule – when hearing, how to submit comments,
explanation of why agency is submitting rule
 MUST be published not less than 35 days before it is
adopted in its final form
 Rule must be adopted within 180 days of notice –
usually rules adopted 45-90 days. If not, void
Impact of Rule
 Fiscal Impact – agency must prepare impact analysis if rule has
annual expenditure of $100,000 in one year or $500,000 in 5 years
 Regulatory Analysis – evaluate short-term and long-term
consequences
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Can only be requested by ARRC or ARC – if made must issue analysis within 32
after notice is published – extends time period for rule to be implemented to an
additional 20 days
 Small Business Regulatory Analysis – if substantial impact on small
business
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Can be requested by ARRC, ARC, or 25 persons who qualify as small business or
organization representing 25 people
Agency MUST reduce impact of rule that would have a substantial impact on
small business
 Jobs Impact Statement – Executive Order No.71 – ALL rules must
evaluate impact on jobs
Public Input
 Not less than 20 days to submit written comments to
agency
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All “interested persons” can offer any comments without
regard to the nature of their interest
Notice must allow for opportunity for public presentation
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Not a due process process – no rights to have witnesses, etc.
Agency prepares summary of hearing
 Agency requested to consider fully ALL written
comments and oral submissions and must give “fair
and full consideration” (17A.4(1)(b))
Rule Changes
 An agency can change the language of the rule based
on public comment
 Must renotice if changes exceed scope of original
notice
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Are changes a logical outgrowth of comments received
What if Agency doesn’t follow chapter 17A?
 Rule is VOID unless “substantial compliance”
 Did injury result from procedural defect?
 Did defect deprive anyone from participation in the process
 Is defect an isolated occurrence or part of an ongoing scheme
to avoid rulemaking requirements?
 Generally, “no harm no foul” standard
 Procedural defects can be challenged for 2 years after
rule is finalized.
 Substance of rule can be challenged at any time a
person is “aggrieved or adversely affected by the rule.
When is Rule Effective?
 Notice of intended action must be adopted in final
form
 Adopted rule is filed with ARC
 Adopted rule is again published for 35 days in the
Iowa Administrative Bulletin and indexed and
codified in Iowa Administrative Code
Emergency Rules
 Process that eliminates notification and public
participation process
 Can be used only if delay would be “unnecessary,
impracticable or contrary to the public interest”
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Immediate effective date is authorized by statute
Rules confers a benefit or removes a restriction
Necessary due to imminent peril to public safety, health or welfare
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Only need one of these grounds to support emergency rulemaking
 Agency required to make “reasonable efforts” to notify
affected parties.
 Double-barreled filing – allows for public participation
under normal rulemaking process
Waiver of Rule
 Any person may petition an agency for waiver or
variance from rule
 Agency has discretion to grant, but can do so only if
ALL apply:
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Undue hardship
Would not prejudice substantial legal rights of any person
Provisions of rule subject of waiver not mandated by statute or
another law
Substantially equal protection of public health, safety, and
welfare will be afforded by means other than the rule
 Must evaluate on “unique individual circumstances”
How to Change a Rule
 Petition for Rulemaking - Any interested person can
request that an agency adopt, amend, or repeal a rule
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Ex. IUA request IUB for pole attachment rulemaking
Agency must respond within 60 days, but is NOT required to
make the changes – must give “fair consideration” to request
Process allows individuals to demand that agency reexamine
its rules and respond to criticisms and suggestions
 Gov. office can order review of rule
Petition for Declaratory Ruling
 A person can seek advice from an agency regarding
application of a particular rule
 Petition for Declaratory Ruling – based on specific
facts contained in petition
Oversight of Administrative Rules Process
 General Assembly – can reverse or modify a rule by amending
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underlying authority of agency
1984 – Constitutional Amendment article III, section 40 –
nullify a rule by joint action of both chambers
Governor – Constitutional mandate to direct the operations of
the Executive Branch – “Supreme Executive Power” (Art.IV,
sec.1)
Administrative Rules Coordinator – provides Gov with
oversight of process – created in 1978, ex officio member of
ARRC
Administrative Rules Review Committee – established in 1963
Attorney General – give legal advice to agencies, can “object”
(although this has never happened)
ARRC
 Independent agency in Legislative Branch
 10 members/ 5 House/5 Senate
 4 year terms – 3 majority/2 minority party – appointed by
House Speaker and Senate Majority Leader
 Meets on 2nd Tuesday of each month
ARRC Members
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Senate Members
Wally E. Horn (D, District 17), Chair
Merlin Bartz (R, District 6)
Thomas G. Courtney (D, District 44)
John P. (Jack) Kibbie (D, District 4)
James A. Seymour (R, District 28)
House Members
Dawn E. Pettengill (R, District 39), Vice Chair
David E. Heaton (R, District 91)
Jo Oldson (D, District 61)
Rick Olson (D, District 68)
Guy Vander Linden (R, District 75)
ARRC Power
 Objection – rule is “unreasonable, arbitrary, capricious, or
otherwise beyond authority of agency”
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Action taken at Committee meeting – requires vote of 6
Subsequent legal action – presumption of validity of rule – Plaintiff has burden
to show that rule was not valid. This changes the presumption of validity – so
that the agency bears burden of proving validity
 Session Delay – postpones effective date of proposed rule until
adjournment of next GA
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Concern over rule
Must be delayed prior to effective date – doesn’t apply to emergency rulemaking
Standing Committee must review a rule within 21 days after referral and must
take formal Committee action by sponsoring a joint resolution to disapprove the
rule, by proposing legislation relating to the rule or by refusing to take action – IF
no action taken, rule will go into affect upon adjournment of the session
 Seventy Day Delay – delays rule for 70 days to allow further study
 General Referral – allows issue to be brought to GA without
impacting validity or implementation of rule
How Can Rules be Stopped?
 Governor – limited opportunity to rescind a rule
within 70 days of its passage (RICE) – Executive
Order No. 72
 Legislature – Nullify administrative rule through
passage of a resolution (Doves)
Natural Resources Commission
 May 2011 - initial rules filed (Handout)
 May 24, 2011 – public hearing – testimony resulted
in additional rule changes
 July 2011 – Unanimously adopted rule which
included an amendment to the initial rules to ban the
use of lead shot (Handout)
What did ARRC do?
 Many complaints to ARRC – lobbyists and others
representing particular interest groups call
legislators on Committee
 Testimony before ARRC
 August 16, 2011 – ARRC voted 9-1 to delay the rules
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Session Delay – referred issue to House and Senate Natural
Resources Committees
Rule will go into effect if the Legislature does NOT act
Law Suit
 March 2012, Sierra Club filed a lawsuit alleging that
the ARRC acted unconstitutionally by delaying
implementation of the rule
 Governor filed an amicus brief – supporting ARRC –
whether hunters should be able to use lead shot is
the role of the Legislature and NOT an unelected
Commission
What did Legislature do?
 HJR 2001/SJR2001 – nullified lead shot portion of
rule (Handout)
 HJR 2001 passed House 73-27
 Senate did NOT take up the resolution before session
ended
 Arguments FOR/AGAINST
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Hunters – steel shot is more expensive and doesn’t work as
well
Environmentalists – pellets contaminate the environment,
lead is banned in paint, toys, gasoline
Governor
 Rule was effective upon adjournment if Legislature
didn’t act
 Executive Order No. 77 – nullified the rule – can
only be nullified within 70 days of the effective date
(Handout)
What should you do?
 Stay INFORMED about issues
 Read IAMU’s Capitol Links or League’s Legislative Link
 Attend IAMU/League Meetings
 Communicate with us
 We don’t always know how an issue may affect your
community
 Talk to your legislators – YOUR influence is AMAZING
 Even if NOT your legislators it is so helpful to take one minute
and say THANK YOU to legislators that help us!!
 Participate in ELECTIONS
Contact Information
 Julie Smith, jasmithlaw@mchsi.com 515.210.6616
 Legislative Information, www.legis.state.ia.us