HB 278-ADMIN. REGULATION REVIEW DIVISION  5:10:49 PM CHAIR VANCE announced that the next order of business would be HOUSE BILL NO. 278, "An Act establishing the administrative regulation review division." CHAIR VANCE opened public testimony on HB 278. 5:11:15 PM ED MARTIN, representing self, testified during the hearing on HB 278. He recalled when former speaker of the House, Mike Chenault, did away with the [Administrative Regulation Review committee] for lack of funding, and expressed concern that the new division would be a recreation of the former committee. He sought further clarity on the division's membership and the associated costs. CHAIR VANCE closed public testimony on HB 278. 5:14:33 PM REPRESENTATIVE CARPENTER, prime sponsor, provided closing remarks on HB 278. He said his intent was to provide staff to the legislature for the purpose of regulatory review. The full- time staff would be subject matter experts in regulatory analysis and reform and provide recommendations to the legislators who sit on the committee. The new division would provide continuity from one election cycle to the next and abstain from the purview of politics. He concluded that HB 278 was an attempt to reinstate the legislature's oversight of regulations and do so in a manner that provides consistency from year to year. 5:16:59 PM REPRESENTATIVE ALLARD moved to report HB 278 out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection, HB 278 was reported from the House Judiciary Standing Committee. She gave Legislative Legal Services permission to make technical and conforming changes as necessary.