House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.

Amends GS 150B-21.3A, concerning the periodic review and expiration of existing rules, to make conforming changes to the definition of public comment to include written comments objecting to an agency's determination of the rule as necessary or unnecessary.

Makes organizational and technical changes to GS 150B-21.3A to combine subsections (e) and (e1), concerning exclusions from the statute's provisions. Makes conforming changes.