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DE SB74

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/9/2013

Primary Sponsor

Gerald Hocker

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Origin

Senate

147th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Renames Chapter 104 of Title 29 the "Regulatory Flexibility and Oversight Act" to reflect new legislative oversight provisions for state agency rulemaking.

  • Requires state agencies proposing to adopt or amend enforceable rules and regulations to prepare and publish a regulatory impact statement containing statutory basis, purpose, compliance methods, costs, enforcement mechanisms, and public benefits.

  • Makes failure to prepare a regulatory impact statement render the proposed rule or regulation null and void and subject to judicial review.

  • Exempts emergency rules, procedural rules, non-substantive technical corrections, and Delaware Public Service Commission regulations from the regulatory impact statement requirement.

  • Mandates agencies provide regulatory impact statements to appropriate General Assembly standing committees with oversight responsibility at the time of publication.

Legislative Description

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Regulatory Flexibility Act To Provide For Legislative Oversight And Transparency Regarding The Adoption Of Rules And Regulations By State Agencies.

Last Action

Assigned to Sunset Committee in Senate

5/9/2013

Committee Referrals

Sunset5/9/2013

Full Bill Text

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