Does the General Assembly have a role in rulemaking procedure?
Yes. Standing committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives are assigned jurisdiction over rulemaking agencies, by subject matter, at the start of each regular session of the General Assembly. For example, if the Department of Transportation wants to adopt a rule, the House and Senate Transportation Committees review it. Infrequently, standing committees may disapprove a rule which an agency wishes to adopt. In these rare cases, a standing committee may report a Joint Resolution, the effect of which, if adopted, is to prevent the agency from proceeding in its attempt to adopt the rule.
