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PA SB553

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Cris Dush

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Pennsylvania's Regulatory Review Act to give legislative committees 14 calendar days to report a concurrent resolution blocking a regulation after the Independent Regulatory Review Commission issues its order or fails to act

  • Requires both the Senate and House to vote on any concurrent resolution disapproving a regulation within 30 calendar days or 10 legislative days (whichever is longer), with the resolution then going to the Governor for approval or veto

  • Prohibits agencies from reissuing the same regulation or any substantially similar regulation in the future once blocked by an approved concurrent resolution, unless specifically authorized by a new law

  • Creates a new mechanism allowing legislative committees to initiate repeal of any existing regulation through a concurrent resolution, provided they first hold a public hearing on the matter

  • Takes effect 60 days after enactment

Legislative Description

Further providing for procedures for subsequent review of disapproved final-form or final-omitted regulations.

Last Action

Referred to Intergovernmental Operations

4/4/2025

Committee Referrals

Intergovernmental Operations4/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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