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NY A01982
Bill
Status
1/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Robert Smullen
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AI Summary
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Creates the New York State Regulatory Review Council, effective January 1, 2026, requiring majority council approval for any new rule to take effect unless the rule is critical to health, safety, or general welfare
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Council consists of six voting members: the governor, comptroller, speaker of the assembly, assembly minority leader, senate temporary president, and senate minority leader (or their designated representatives)
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Requires agencies to demonstrate that a proposed rule's benefits to society clearly outweigh its costs and that the rule is the least costly alternative that maximizes net benefits before council consideration
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Expands regulatory impact statement requirements to include detailed descriptions of potential benefits and costs (including non-monetary effects), identification of who bears costs and receives benefits, associated fees, and detailed analysis of lower-cost alternative approaches
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Grants the council power to subpoena witnesses and documents, establish complaint procedures for harmful enforcement activities, develop uniform standards for impact statements, identify duplicative or conflicting rules, and publish an annual report by February 15 each year starting in 2027
Legislative Description
Expands requirements for regulatory impact statements to include discussion of potential benefits and cost savings; creates New York state regulatory review council to review every promulgation, repeal or amendment of every rule or regulation; provides that no new rule, unless critical to health, safety, or welfare, may become effective without the approval of the council; provides for the procedures of the council; provides for an annual report by the council on its actions.
Last Action
referred to governmental operations
1/7/2026