What's happening
The Red Tape Reduction Act requires that for each new administrative burden placed on businesses by regulation, an existing burden must be offset by amending or repealing other rules.
Why it matters
Requires agencies to actively identify and eliminate outdated or redundant regulations. rather than simply adding new ones, which could create ongoing incentives to streamline government processes and reduce compliance complexity for businesses.
Mandates transparency in the regulatory process. Each time a new administrative burden is proposed, the state must publicly specify which existing rules will be amended or repealed, making it easier for stakeholders to track regulatory changes and hold agencies accountable.
Includes protections to ensure public welfare. The law explicitly prohibits repealing or weakening rules in ways that would harm public health, safety, or the state’s economy, aiming to balance deregulation with vital protections for citizens.
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Cut Business Paperwork Rules
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Sponsors
3 Co-sponsors
History
- Notice of committee consideration - requested
- Referred to commerce, economic development and small business
- Notice of committee consideration - requested
- Referred to commerce, economic development and small business
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Cut Business Paperwork Rules
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Operations · Sponsor Stephen Hawley
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STATE OF NEW YORK
681
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE (Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business
AN ACT to amend the state administrative procedure act, in relation to enacting the "red tape reduction act"
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "red tape reduction act".
§ 2. Section 202 of the state administrative procedure act is amended by adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
1-a. Business burden offset. (a) If a rule is adopted that imposes a new administrative burden on a business, one or more existing rules must be amended or repealed to offset the cost of such new administrative burden against the cost of an existing administrative burden on a business.
(b) Every notice of proposed rulemaking, except those submitted solely for the purpose of proposing a consensus rule, shall, if the proposed rule would impose a new administrative burden on a business, include the existing rule or rules to be amended or repealed to offset the cost of such new administrative burden.
(c) The amendment or repeal of a rule under this subdivision shall not compromise or endanger the public health, safety or economy of the state or its citizens.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to notices of proposed rulemaking submitted on or after such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02368-01-9
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the state administrative procedure act, in relation to enacting the "red tape reduction act"
Purpose or general idea of bill
This legislation would require that when a rule is adopted that imposes a new administrative burden on a business, one or more existing rules must be amended or repealed to offset the cost of the new administrative burden. Also requires the identification of the rule to be repealed whenever a new rule is proposed.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 titles this the red tape reduction act
Section 2 states that if a rule is adopted that imposes a new adminis- trative burden on a business, one or more existing rules must be amended or repealed to offset the cost of the new administrative burden. This section also states that every notice of proposed rulemaking include the existing rule or regulation to be amended or repealed to offset the cost of the new administrative burden. Further language clarifies that repeal of a rule shall not compromise public health, safety or economy of the state or its citizens.
Section 3 is the effective date.
Justification
Various rules enacted by state agencies often have a negative impact on the ability of business to function. This legislation which is patterned after a law passed in Canada will alleviate much of the administrative burden a business faces whenever a new rule is adopted. This legislation fully allows for new rules, but requires already existing rules to be taken into account. Enactment of this legislation would go a long way to improving New York's business climate.
Prior legislative history
S.1753 of 2017-2018; committed to Rules S.6495 of 2016; Advanced to Third Reading
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to notices of proposed rulemaking submitted on or after such date.
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