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PA SB810
Bill
Status
5/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kristin Phillips-Hill
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AI Summary
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Defines "economically significant regulation" as one costing the Commonwealth, political subdivisions, or private sector over $1,000,000 annually, and requires the Independent Fiscal Office to prepare cost estimates for proposed regulations
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Requires agencies to cite explicit statutory authority permitting them to promulgate regulations for the specific purpose stated; regulations lacking such authority are automatically deemed withdrawn
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Mandates General Assembly approval via concurrent resolution for economically significant regulations within 30 calendar days or 10 legislative days, with failure to act resulting in the regulation not taking effect
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Requires each agency to designate a regulatory compliance officer who must provide written compliance opinions within 20 business days, establish guidelines for waiving fines when violations are self-reported, and submit annual reports to the General Assembly
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Creates a nonpartisan Office of Government Efficiency within the Independent Regulatory Review Commission to review existing statutes and regulations for modification or repeal, maintain a public website for suggestions, and report annually to the General Assembly and Governor; the office sunsets after five years
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for final-form regulations and final-omitted regulations and procedures for review; providing for regulations deemed withdrawn; further providing for procedures for subsequent review of disapproved final-form or final-omitted regulations; providing for concurrent resolution required for economically significant regulations; further providing for existing regulations; and providing for State agency regulatory compliance officers and for Office of Government Efficiency.
Last Action
Referred to Intergovernmental Operations
5/30/2025