NJ S729

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

Requires agencies to publish all public comments received, data sets used in rule formulation, and estimates of the proposed rule's dollar impact on State, municipal, business, and resident expenditures

Mandates public hearings when proposed rules would cause a "substantive increase" in expenditures, defined as at least $50 million annually for State, local governments, businesses, or residents combined

Prohibits agencies from consolidating unrelated rule proposals and requires each rulemaking action to address a single subject

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