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28:1 New Section; Office of the Governor; Executive Order Registry. Amend RSA 4 by inserting after section 47 the following new section:
4:48 Executive Order Registry. The office of the governor shall post all executive orders issued by the governor on the governor's website in what shall be known as the executive order registry. The office shall post the orders to the executive order registry within 72 hours of issuance by the governor. Upon the governor's departure from office, the executive order registry shall be transferred to the secretary of state, division of archives and records management and shall continue to be available to the public on the state website.
28:2 Administrative Procedure Act; Rulemaking Register. Amend RSA 541-A:9, I(c) to read as follows:
(c) Executive orders and Nonconfidential opinions of the attorney general under RSA 541-A:28.
28:3 Administrative Procedure Act; Executive Orders and Opinions of the Attorney General; Publication in the Rulemaking Register. Amend RSA 541-A:28 to read as follows:
541-A:28 Executive Orders and Opinions of the Attorney General. The secretary of state shall transmit each executive order received from the governor to the director of legislative services, who shall publish the text of the executive order in the rulemaking register. The attorney general shall transmit a copy of every nonconfidential opinion relative to rulemaking or rulemaking authority issued by the attorney general or in the attorney general's name to the director of legislative services. The director shall publish such opinions in the rulemaking register.
28:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 15, 2018
Effective Date: July 14, 2018
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28:1 New Section; Office of the Governor; Executive Order Registry. Amend RSA 4 by inserting after section 47 the following new section:
4:48 Executive Order Registry. The office of the governor shall post all executive orders issued by the governor on the governor's website in what shall be known as the executive order registry. The office shall post the orders to the executive order registry within 72 hours of issuance by the governor. Upon the governor's departure from office, the executive order registry shall be transferred to the secretary of state, division of archives and records management and shall continue to be available to the public on the state website.
28:2 Administrative Procedure Act; Rulemaking Register. Amend RSA 541-A:9, I(c) to read as follows:
(c) Nonconfidential opinions of the attorney general under RSA 541-A:28.
28:3 Administrative Procedure Act; Executive Orders and Opinions of the Attorney General; Publication in the Rulemaking Register. Amend RSA 541-A:28 to read as follows:
541-A:28 Opinions of the Attorney General. The attorney general shall transmit a copy of every nonconfidential opinion relative to rulemaking or rulemaking authority issued by the attorney general or in the attorney general's name to the director of legislative services. The director shall publish such opinions in the rulemaking register.
28:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 15, 2018
Effective Date: July 14, 2018