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Senate Bill S681

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Enacts the "red tape reduction act"

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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2019-S681 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1396
Current Committee:
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Law Section:
State Administrative Procedure Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §202, St Ad Proc Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6495
2017-2018: S1753, A6916
2021-2022: S3618, A3552
2023-2024: S869
2025-2026: S2371

2019-S681 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "red tape reduction act".

2019-S681 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S681 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    681
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic  Devel-
   opment and Small Business
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the state administrative procedure act, in relation to
   enacting the "red tape reduction act"

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "red tape
 reduction act".
   § 2. Section 202 of the state administrative procedure act is  amended
 by adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A.  BUSINESS  BURDEN OFFSET. (A) IF A RULE IS ADOPTED THAT IMPOSES A
 NEW ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ON A BUSINESS, ONE OR MORE EXISTING RULES MUST
 BE AMENDED OR REPEALED TO OFFSET THE COST  OF  SUCH  NEW  ADMINISTRATIVE
 BURDEN  AGAINST THE COST OF AN EXISTING ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ON A BUSI-
 NESS.
   (B) EVERY NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING, EXCEPT THOSE SUBMITTED SOLELY
 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROPOSING A CONSENSUS RULE, SHALL,  IF  THE  PROPOSED
 RULE WOULD IMPOSE A NEW ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ON A BUSINESS, INCLUDE THE
 EXISTING  RULE  OR RULES TO BE AMENDED OR REPEALED TO OFFSET THE COST OF
 SUCH NEW ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN.
   (C) THE AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF A RULE UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT
 COMPROMISE OR ENDANGER THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR ECONOMY OF THE STATE
 OR ITS CITIZENS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to notices
 of proposed rulemaking submitted on or after such date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02368-01-9

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