SB 961
Relating to rule-making policies
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Bill overview
This bill aims to streamline and reduce the number of regulations in West Virginia by requiring executive agencies to identify two existing regulations for elimination whenever a new regulation is proposed. It mandates a review process for all agency rules, assessing their stringency compared to federal regulations and requiring agencies to report on their findings. The bill also establishes a timeline for agencies to submit reports detailing their rule reviews and proposed changes.
Key provisions
- Executive agencies must identify two existing regulations for elimination when proposing a new regulation.
- Agencies must review all existing rules and determine if they should be continued, modified, or repealed.
- Agencies must compare their rules to similar federal regulations.
- A comment period must be provided for all new regulations.
- Agencies must submit reports to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance and the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee.
- Reports must include descriptions of rules, determinations on whether to continue, modify, or repeal them, and the reasoning behind those decisions.
- Agencies must review rules with similar federal counterparts.
- Reports are due by specific deadlines (November 1, 2020, and July 1, 2020).
Who is affected
- Executive agencies in West Virginia
- The Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee
- The Joint Committee on Government and Finance
- State residents and businesses subject to state regulations
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