Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes a review process for major, costly regulations.

Highlights:

• Defines “commission” as the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Sec. 1).

• Requires the agency to submit to the commission a copy of the proposed regulation and regulatory analysis of the following on the same date an agency submits a proposed regulation to the legislative Reference Bureau (Sec. 2):

• A specific citation to the Federal or State statutory or regulatory authority or decision of a Federal or State court;

• In the case of a citation of State statutory authority, the citation must be to a provision of the statute that explicitly states the agency may promulgate regulations ; and

• Estimates of the direct and indirect costs to the Commonwealth, to its political subdivisions and to the private sector.

• Requires the committees to conduct a public hearing to receive comments regarding a proposed economically significant regulation (Sec.1).

• Requires all forms required for implementation of a regulation to be included with the regulatory analysis form when submitted to the Legislative Reference Bureau (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits the commission from approving or disapproving the regulation for a period of 30 days or 9 legislative days if notified by a committee that the committee disapproves of a regulation (Sec. 3).

• Prohibits the agency from promulgating the regulation for 14 days or 6 legislative days if the commission approves a regulation and a committee has notified the commission and the agency that it has disapproved the regulation (Sec. 3).

• Requires a regulation to be deemed withdrawn if there is no provision of a State statute which explicitly states the agency may promulgate regulations for specific purposes (Sec. 4).

• Establishes the following upon receipt of the commission’s order or at the expiration of the commission’s review period (Sec. 7):

• One or both of the committees may, within 14 days or 6 legislative days, report to the House of Representatives or Senate a concurrent resolution and notify the agency;

• If either committee reports a concurrent resolution before the expiration date, the chamber which receive the report shall have 30 calendar days or 10 legislative days to adopt the resolution; and

• If the Governor does not return the concurrent resolution to the General Assembly within 10 days, the Governor shall be assumed to approve the resolution.

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes a review process for major, costly regulations.