Rulemaking is the express authority delegated by the Legislature for an administrative agency to adopt policy statements that implement or interpret statute. House Bill 7055 repeals statutory provisions authorizing rulemaking. A number of statutes authorizing rulemaking have proven unnecessary or for other reasons have never been used. Some statutes contain unnecessary, confusing, or obsolete rulemaking language. The Department of State (DOS) had been granted rulemaking authority to publish rules related to the issuance of apostilles for the authentic acts of Florida civil law Notaries, but DOS has not used the rulemaking authority for implementation of the section and did not object to its repeal.

FL House Bill 7055

Legislation

State: Florida
Signed: April 13, 2012

Effective: July 01, 2012
Chapter: 2012-116

Summary

House Bill 7055 repeals the authority of the Department of State to issue administrative rules related to authentication of a civil law Notary’s signature and seal.

Affects

Amends Section 118.12 of the Florida Statutes.

Changes

1. Repeals the authority of the Department of State to issue administrative rules related to authentication of a civil law Notary’s signature and seal.

Analysis

Rulemaking is the express authority delegated by the Legislature for an administrative agency to adopt policy statements that implement or interpret statute. House Bill 7055 repeals statutory provisions authorizing rulemaking. A number of statutes authorizing rulemaking have proven unnecessary or for other reasons have never been used. Some statutes contain unnecessary, confusing, or obsolete rulemaking language. The Department of State (DOS) had been granted rulemaking authority to publish rules related to the issuance of apostilles for the authentic acts of Florida civil law Notaries, but DOS has not used the rulemaking authority for implementation of the section and did not object to its repeal.

Read House Bill 7055.