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PA SB333

Bill

Status

Engrossed

6/10/2025

Primary Sponsor

Dawn Keefer

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Defines "economically significant regulation" as any regulation expected to cost the Commonwealth, political subdivisions, and private sector more than $1,000,000 annually

  • Requires the Independent Fiscal Office (instead of agencies) to prepare cost estimates for proposed regulations, including annual cost calculations to determine economic significance

  • Mandates legislative committees hold public hearings during the comment period for proposed economically significant regulations, with agency appearance required if requested

  • Requires General Assembly adoption of a concurrent resolution within 30 calendar days or 10 legislative days to approve any economically significant regulation; failure to adopt means the regulation cannot take effect

  • Regulations will be deemed withdrawn if the agency lacks explicit statutory authority to promulgate regulations for the specific purpose cited in the statement of need

Legislative Description

Further providing for definitions, for proposed regulations and procedures for review and for final-form regulations and final-omitted regulations and procedures for review; providing for regulations deemed withdrawn; further providing for procedures for subsequent review of disapproved final-form or final-omitted regulations; and providing for concurrent resolution required for economically significant regulations.

Last Action

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs & Operations

6/11/2025

Committee Referrals

Intergovernmental Affairs and Operations6/11/2025
Appropriations6/9/2025
Intergovernmental Operations2/28/2025

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