NJ S729

Extends the public notice period for proposed rulemaking from 30 days to 60 days and requires agencies to file a notice of intent at least 90 days prior to formal rulemaking proposals

Requires agencies to publish all public comments received, data sets used in formulating rules, and estimates in dollars of a proposed rule's effects on annual expenditures by the State, municipalities, businesses, and residents

Mandates public hearings when proposed rules are estimated to cause a substantive increase in expenditures (defined as at least $50 million in a calendar year) or when at least 50 commenters expressly request one

Prohibits agencies from consolidating unrelated rule proposals and requires each rulemaking action to be directed toward a single object

Requires the Office of Administrative Law to update the statewide rulemaking database daily and mandates that agencies perform a conformity analysis before readopting rules to verify no conflicts with other State or federal rules