Pennsylvania SB 333: An Act amending the act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), known as the Regulatory Review Act, further providing for definitions, for proposed regulations and procedures for review and for final-form regulations and final-omitted regulations and procedures for review; providing for regulations deemed withdrawn; further providing for procedures for subsequent review of disapproved final-form or final-omitted regulations; and providing for concurrent resolution required for economically significant regulations.

Bill Text

PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 302 PRINTER'S NO. 895
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 333
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY KEEFER, PHILLIPS-HILL, STEFANO, MARTIN AND
HUTCHINSON, FEBRUARY 28, 2025
SENATOR COLEMAN, INTERGOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS, AS AMENDED,
JUNE 4, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), entitled
"An act providing for independent oversight and review of
regulations, creating an Independent Regulatory Review
Commission, providing for its powers and duties and making
repeals," further providing for definitions, for proposed
regulations and procedures for review and for final-form
regulations and final-omitted regulations and procedures for
review; providing for regulations deemed withdrawn; further
providing for procedures for subsequent review of disapproved
final-form or final-omitted regulations; and providing for
concurrent resolution required for economically significant
regulations.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3 of the act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633,
No.181), known as the Regulatory Review Act, is amended by
adding definitions A DEFINITION to read:
Section 3. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the
meanings given to them in this section:
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"Economically significant regulation." A regulation that, if
promulgated and implemented, may reasonably be expected to
result in direct or indirect cost to the Commonwealth, the
Commonwealth's political subdivisions and the private sector in
excess of $1,000,000 on an annual basis.
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"Legislative day." A day when both houses of the General
Assembly are in voting session.
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Section 2. Section 5(a)(1.1) and (4) of the act are amended
and the section is amended by adding subsections to read:
Section 5. Proposed regulations; procedures for review.
(a) On the same date that an agency submits a proposed
regulation to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication
of notice of proposed rulemaking in the Pennsylvania Bulletin as
required by the Commonwealth Documents Law, the agency shall
submit to the commission and the committees a copy of the
proposed regulation and a regulatory analysis form which
includes the following:
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(1.1) A specific citation to the Federal or State
statutory or regulatory authority or the decision of a
Federal or State court under which the agency is proposing
the regulation, which the regulation is designed to implement
or which may mandate or affect compliance with the
regulation. In the case of a citation of State statutory
authority, the citation must be to a provision of the statute
that explicitly states that the agency may promulgate
regulations for the specific purpose cited in the statement
of need for the regulation under paragraph (3).
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(4) Estimates of the direct and indirect costs to the
Commonwealth, to its political subdivisions and to the
private sector. [Insofar as the proposed regulation relates
to costs to the Commonwealth, the agency may submit in lieu
of its own statement the fiscal note prepared by the Office
of the Budget pursuant to section 612 of the act of April 9,
1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as "The Administrative Code of
1929."] The estimates shall be prepared by the Independent
Fiscal Office and submitted to the agency for inclusion in
the regulatory analysis form and shall include an estimate of
the annual costs to be used to determine whether the
regulation is an economically significant regulation.
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(d.1) The committees shall, during the public comment
period, conduct a public hearing to receive comments regarding a
proposed economically significant regulation. The agency shall
appear at the hearing if requested by the chair of the
committee.
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(i) All forms required for implementation of a PROPOSED
regulation must be included with the regulatory analysis form
when submitted to the Legislative Reference Bureau, the
committees and the commission under subsection (a).
(j) The commission shall transmit comments regarding the
cost estimates required under subsection (a)(4) to the
Independent Fiscal Office for review.
Section 3. Section 5.1(e), (j.2), (j.3) and (l) of the act
are amended to read:
Section 5.1. Final-form regulations and final-omitted
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regulations; procedures for review.
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(e) The commission may have until its next scheduled meeting
which occurs no less than 30 days after receipt of the final-
form or final-omitted regulation to approve or disapprove the
final-form or final-omitted regulation. Notwithstanding
subsections (j.1) and (j.2), at any time prior to 24 hours
before the commis