Victory in the legislature can be lost in regulatory agencies. Even well-intended regulations can harm an industry if regulatory agencies fail to use commonly accepted terminology. Many surprises also can be encountered in regulatory agencies' administration of the legislation. An important component to understand is what regulations accomplish and how the public can be involved. Regulations administer legislation that the state legislature has passed into law.
Regulations ensure public protection by administering enactment of the passed law.
In the regulatory process, the public generally has the opportunity to influence how the law is administered. The process of administrating laws is accomplished through the administrative procedure rule. This law contains an important set of rules, which provides the public protection and an opportunity to affect the rule-making process. These rules govern the roles of regulatory agencies. Most state administrative procedure rules offer members of the public a chance to submit their written views or their testimony on proposed rules.