Assembly Bill A6916

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the "red tape reduction act"

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2017-A6916 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1753
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Administrative Procedure Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §202, St Ad Proc Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6495
2019-2020: A1396, S681
2021-2022: A3552, S3618
2023-2024: S869

2017-A6916 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "red tape reduction act".

2017-A6916 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6916
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 24, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  HAWLEY, LUPINACCI, BUTLER, DiPIETRO, GIGLIO,
   WALTER, LAWRENCE, MORINELLO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 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 BE  AMENDED  OR  REPEALED  TO OFFSET THE COST OF SUCH NEW ADMINISTRATIVE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.
                                                            LBD07631-01-7

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