The New York State Senate passed 14 regulatory reform bills today as the first part of a major initiative, that includes statewide public forums, to identify and eliminate thousands of costly and unnecessary government regulations that inhibit job creation and drive up local property taxes.
The regulatory reform initiative contains inter alia the creation of a task force to review state rules, regulations, and public authorities and make recommendations for the repeal of ones that are determined to be unnecessary. The Task Force recommendations would be binding unless they are rejected by the Legislature.
The package is designed to create a more competitive environment for businesses so they can create new jobs and grow for the future. Along with the need to deliver relief from high taxes, burdensome and unnecessary regulations continue to be a major obstacle when it comes to revitalizing New York’s economy.
In addition, the Senate Majority Coalition approved 13 bills today, including legislation that would:
- Establish a task force to conduct a complete review of the State Administrative Procedure Act (SAPA) and regulatory review process;
- Eliminate 1,000 burdensome regulations on businesses;
- Give the Senate’s Administrative Regulations and Review Commission more oversight authority in the rulemaking process to ensure state agencies do not overstep their authority in implementing rules and regulations;
- Stop unfunded state mandates on local governments and school districts; and
- Require state agencies to provide more information on the costs and benefits of new rules.
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