CT SB00349

Requires state agencies to make written determinations before posting regulations on whether they are "reasonably likely to have significant impact," effective October 1, 2014, based on criteria including potential adverse impact on small businesses, significant financial impact on businesses with 75+ employees, or costs of $1 million or more to the state or $100,000 or more to municipalities.

Mandates additional procedural requirements for regulations deemed to have significant impact, including posting an advance notice for public input, extending the public notice period to 60 days before submitting to the Attorney General, and holding a public information meeting within two weeks of any hearing.

Requires agencies to develop and post a detailed impact analysis for significant impact regulations that includes qualitative and quantitative costs and benefits based on peer-reviewed information and evaluates feasible regulatory alternatives.

Expands fiscal note requirements to include analysis of how proposed regulations encourage or discourage economic progress and job development, determinations of significant impact, and explanations of benefits versus costs, innovative measures, rejected nonregulatory options, and rejected less burdensome alternatives.

Updates the official regulation-making record to include the written determination of significant impact and requires posting of all relevant documents on the eRegulations System for public access.