Senate Bill S401A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes a task force for the review of the state administrative procedure act

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2015-S401 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Administrative Procedure Act
Laws Affected:
Add Art 6 §§601 & 602, St Ad Proc Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5657
2017-2018: S2133
2019-2020: S717
2021-2022: S1700
2023-2024: S191

2015-S401 - Summary

Establishes a task force for the review of the state administrative procedure act.

2015-S401 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S401 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   401

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  GALLIVAN, CARLUCCI, FELDER, MARCHIONE, VALESKY --
  read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
  the Committee on Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business

AN  ACT  to amend the state administrative procedure act, in relation to
  establishing a task force for the review of the  state  administrative
  procedure act

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The state administrative procedure act is amended by adding
a new article 6 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 6
     TASK FORCE FOR REVIEW OF THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT
SECTION 601. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
        602. TASK FORCE FOR  THE  REVIEW  OF  THE  STATE  ADMINISTRATIVE
               PROCEDURE ACT.
  S  601. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT WAS
FIRST ENACTED IN NINETEEN HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FIVE  TO  CREATE  A  UNIFORM,
CONSISTENT   PROCESS  TO  ADMINISTRATIVE  RULEMAKING,  ADJUDICATION  AND
LICENSING. SINCE NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE THIS ACT HAS BEEN AMENDED
NUMEROUS TIMES BUT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A COMPREHENSIVE  REVIEW  OF  THE
EFFICACY  OF  THE  ACT IN ITS ENTIRETY. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS AND
DECLARES THAT IT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO HAVE SUCH A  COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW  TO  ENSURE  THAT  ADMINISTRATIVE  RULEMAKING,  ADJUDICATION  AND
LICENSING IS CONSISTENT, UNIFORM, AND NOT UNNECESSARILY  BURDENSOME  FOR
REGULATED ENTITIES.
  S 602. TASK FORCE FOR THE REVIEW OF THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
ACT.  1.   THERE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED A TASK FORCE FOR THE REVIEW OF THE
STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT ("TASK FORCE"). SUCH TASK FORCE SHALL
EXAMINE, EVALUATE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE EFFICIENCY  OF
THE  RULEMAKING  PROCESS,  WHETHER THIS ACT ENSURES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2015-S401A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Administrative Procedure Act
Laws Affected:
Add Art 6 §§601 & 602, St Ad Proc Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5657
2017-2018: S2133
2019-2020: S717
2021-2022: S1700
2023-2024: S191

2015-S401A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a task force for the review of the state administrative procedure act.

2015-S401A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S401A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 401--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  GALLIVAN, CARLUCCI, FELDER, MARCHIONE, VALESKY --
  read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
  the  Committee on Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business --
  recommitted to the Committee on  Commerce,  Economic  Development  and
  Small  Business  in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the state administrative procedure act, in  relation  to
  establishing  a  task force for the review of the state administrative
  procedure act

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The state administrative procedure act is amended by adding
a new article 6 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 6
     TASK FORCE FOR REVIEW OF THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT
SECTION 601. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
        602. TASK  FORCE  FOR  THE  REVIEW  OF  THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE
               PROCEDURE ACT.
  S 601. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT  WAS
FIRST  ENACTED  IN  NINETEEN  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FIVE TO CREATE A UNIFORM,
CONSISTENT  PROCESS  TO  ADMINISTRATIVE  RULEMAKING,  ADJUDICATION   AND
LICENSING. SINCE NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE THIS ACT HAS BEEN AMENDED
NUMEROUS  TIMES  BUT  THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE
EFFICACY OF THE ACT IN ITS ENTIRETY. THE LEGISLATURE  HEREBY  FINDS  AND
DECLARES  THAT IT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO HAVE SUCH A COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW  TO  ENSURE  THAT  ADMINISTRATIVE  RULEMAKING,  ADJUDICATION  AND
LICENSING  IS  CONSISTENT, UNIFORM, AND NOT UNNECESSARILY BURDENSOME FOR
REGULATED ENTITIES.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01049-02-6
              

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