Michigan Charitable Gaming Association v. State of Michigan

Because I conclude that the Legislature did not intend to allow for a rule to be submitted to the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR), withdrawn, altered, and then resubmitted without its having gone again through the rule-making process, I respectfully dissent.

MCL 24.245a(7) states:

An agency may withdraw a proposed rule under the following conditions:(a) With permission of the committee chair and alternate chair, the agency may withdraw the rule and resub*610mit it. If permission to withdraw is granted, the 15-session-day time period described in subsection (1) is tolled until the…