Pennsylvania SB 462: An Act amending the act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), known as the Regulatory Review Act, further providing for definitions and for existing regulations; and establishing the Office of Government Efficiency and providing for its power and duties.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 426
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 462
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS-HILL, LANGERHOLC, COLEMAN, J. WARD,
MARTIN, PENNYCUICK, STEFANO, DUSH AND KEEFER, MARCH 19, 2025
REFERRED TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS, MARCH 19, 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 and for existing
regulations; and establishing the Office of Government
Efficiency and providing for its power and duties.
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 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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"Director." The director of the office.
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"Office." The Office of Government Efficiency.
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"Selection committee." The Selection and Organization
Committee in the office.
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Section 2. Section 8.1 of the act is amended to read:
Section 8.1. Existing regulations.
The commission, on its motion or at the request of any person
or member of the General Assembly, may review any existing
regulation which has been in effect for at least three years. If
a committee of the Senate or the House of Representatives
requests a review of an existing regulation, the commission
shall perform the review and shall assign it high priority. The
commission may submit recommendations to an agency recommending
changes in existing regulations if it finds the existing
regulations to be contrary to the public interest under the
criteria established in section 5.2. The commission may also
make recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor
for statutory changes if the commission finds that any existing
regulation may be contrary to the public interest. Unless
prohibited by the laws of this Commonwealth, at the time an
agency promulgates a new regulation, the agency shall identify
at least two existing regulations for repeal.
Section 3. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 12.2. Office of Government Efficiency .
(a) The nonpartisan Office of Government Efficiency is
established within the Independent Regulatory Review Commission.
(b) The office shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) Adopt logical, quantitative and qualitative rules to
determine whether an existing statute or regulation of the
Commonwealth is:
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(i) Unreasonable, unduly burdensome, detrimental to
economic well-being, duplicative, onerous, defective or
in conflict with another statute or regulation.
(ii) Defying a common sense approach to government.
(2) Perform a systematic review of existing statutes and
regulations of this Commonwealth in accordance with the rules
adopted for review under this act.
(3) Identify existing statutes and regulations that may
be appropriate for legislative and executive agency
modification, revision or repeal.
(4) Establish as soon as practical a system with a
publicly accessible Internet website that allows the office
to receive:
(i) Suggestions and comments, along with supporting
documentation, for modification, revision or repeal from
citizens, businesses, government agencies or others.
(ii) Reports on allegations of wasteful governmental
practices.
(5) Determine and implement internal policies, standards
and procedures as may be necessary for the orderly and
efficient execution of the mission of the office.
(6) Implement a tracking system to follow all
submissions and actions taken on a recommendation made by the
director which includes progress of modification, revision or
repeal.
(7) By June 30 of each year, report to the General
Assembly and the Governor on:
(i) Recommended changes to statutes and regulations.
(ii) Recommended changes to increase efficiency and
eliminate wasteful practices.
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(iii) Progress of the revision, repeal or abrogation
of statutes and regulations.
(c) The committee established in the office shall:
(1) Consist of the following members:
(i) One member appointed by the Governor.
(ii) One member appointed by the President pro
tempore of the Senate in consultation with the Majority
Leader and the Minority Leader of the Senate.
(iii) One member appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives in consultation with the
Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Within 30 days from the effective date of