Senate Bill S191

2023-2024 Legislative Session

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

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S191 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4632
Current Committee:
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
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, A7935
2015-2016: S401, A3938
2017-2018: S2133, A5342
2019-2020: S717, A5276
2021-2022: S1700, A8195

2023-S191 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a task force for the review of the state administrative procedure act to ensure that administrative rulemaking, adjudication and licensing is consistent, uniform, and not unnecessarily burdensome for regulated entities.

2023-S191 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S191 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    191
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- 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
   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.
   §  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.
   § 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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