Digest: Existing law, the Administrative Procedure Act, governs the procedure for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations by state agencies and for the review of those regulatory actions by the Office of Administrative Law. This bill would require ... »More
Digest: Existing law, the Administrative Procedure Act, governs the procedure for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations by state agencies and for the review of those regulatory actions by the Office of Administrative Law. This bill would require the State Air Resources Board, Energy Commission, Department of Fish and Game, and the Department of Housing and Community Development to complete a related economic impacts analysis, as defined, for any proposed regulation that will have an adverse economic impact on California business enterprises and individuals in an amount exceeding $10,000,000, as specified. This bill would also require these entities to submit the related economic impacts analysis to a prescribed peer review process, if certain conditions occur. The bill would require the office to notify specified committees in the Legislature of each major proposed regulation that is approved or deemed approved by the office. This bill would repeal its provisions on January 1, 2016, as specified. »Less
Bill history [ Beta! ]
Location: Senate Committee Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee
June 28, 2010
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Digest: Existing law, the Administrative Procedure Act, governs the procedure for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations by state agencies and for the review of those regulatory actions by the Office of Administrative Law. This bill would require ... »More
Digest: Existing law, the Administrative Procedure Act, governs the procedure for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations by state agencies and for the review of those regulatory actions by the Office of Administrative Law. This bill would require the State Air Resources Board, Energy Commission, Department of Fish and Game, and the Department of Housing and Community Development to complete a related economic impacts analysis, as defined, for any proposed regulation that will have an adverse economic impact on California business enterprises and individuals in an amount exceeding $10,000,000, as specified. This bill would also require these entities to submit the related economic impacts analysis to a prescribed peer review process, if certain conditions occur. The bill would require the office to notify specified committees in the Legislature of each major proposed regulation that is approved or deemed approved by the office. This bill would repeal its provisions on January 1, 2016, as specified. »Less
May 19, 2010
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
State agencies: regulations: review.
An act to amend Sections 11343.4 and 11346.5 of, and to add Sections 11346.35 and 11349.35 to, the Government Code, relating to regulations.
Digest: Existing law, the Administrative Procedure Act, governs the procedure for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations by state agencies and for the review of those regulatory actions by the Office of Administrative Law. Under existing law, a ... »More
Digest: Existing law, the Administrative Procedure Act, governs the procedure for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations by state agencies and for the review of those regulatory actions by the Office of Administrative Law. Under existing law, a regulation that is approved, or deemed approved, by the office shall be filed with the Secretary of State and shall take effect on the 30th day after that filing, except as specified . Existing law establishes the Bureau of State Audits, which is headed by the State Auditor and has specified statutory duties. Existing law establishes the State Audit Fund, which is continuously appropriated for the expenses of the State Auditor. This bill would require the State Auditor, using information submitted by an agency proposing a regulation, to conduct a cost benefit analysis of the regulation that includes certain determinations, as specified. This bill would require the agency to include this cost benefit analysis in its notice of proposed action for the proposed regulation. To the extent that this bill imposes additional duties on the State Auditor that are funded through a continuously appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation. This billwould require the office, if a proposed regulation is approved or deemed approved, to provide a prescribed notification to specified committees in the Legislature if the State Auditors cost benefit analysis determines that the regulation has an annual statewide economic cost of more than $10,000,000 or that the benefits of the regulation do not equal or exceed the costs of the regulation. This bill would require the specified legislative committees to conduct a public hearing to review each regulation for which it receives a notification from the office and to issue a recommendation as to whether the regulation should be invalidated by statute. This bill would extend the effective date of a regulation that the office has submitted to the Secretary of State until the 60th day after the filing. »Less
State agencies: regulations: review.
An act to add Article 5.5 (commencing with Section 11348.5) to Chapter 3.5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to regulations.
Digest: Existing law, the Administrative Procedure Act, governs the procedure for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations by state agencies and for the review of those regulatory actions by the Office of Administrative Law. This bill would adopt ... »More
Digest: Existing law, the Administrative Procedure Act, governs the procedure for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations by state agencies and for the review of those regulatory actions by the Office of Administrative Law. This bill would adopt the regulatory philosophy and the principles of regulation, as outlined in Presidential Executive Order 12866, in order to achieve the same regulatory benefits within the state. This bill would require the Department of Finance to assist state agencies with the review of new and existing regulations for compliance and consistency with these requirements, and to review analyses performed by agencies in promulgating new regulations or in reviewing existing regulations. This bill would require an agency to annually provide to the department a list of its planned regulatory actions for that year, as specified, and indicate the actionswhich the agency believes are significant regulatory actions, as defined. This bill would require an agency, for each significant regulatory action, to submit prescribed information to the director at least 30 days prior to issuing a notice of proposed action, as specified. The bill would require the director to review the submitted information, as specified. This bill would require the department, in order to establish a baseline for the determination of the costs and benefits of significant regulatory actions that it reviews, to complete a review of all significant regulatory actions completed by state agencies since January 1, 2004, and summarize the costs and benefits of those actions in a report to be completed prior to July 1, 2011. This bill would require the Governor to convene an interagency group with specified duties for the purpose of formulating an effective methodology for performance of the analysis and cost-benefit studies by state agencies, asspecified. »Less
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What's the big deal? -- Economic Impact analysis bill stirs big fight on Assembly floor but not about the bill California Manufacturers & Technology Association - MPowered blog, June 16, 2010
... cided to do earlier this month.
A bill to get better economic impact analysis for regulations (AB 2529) came to the Assembly Floor on Thursday, June 3. To put the bill's broad appeal in perspective, the city of San Francisco and the Clinton administration have supported simi ...
The Buzz: Assembly Democrats split over business-backed bill on regulations Sacramento Bee - The Buzz, June 7, 2010
The Buzz: Assembly Democrats split over business-backed bill on regulations - Sacramento Politics - California Politics | Sacramento Bee
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The Buzz: Assembly Democrats split over business-backed bill on regulations - Sacramento Politics - California Politics | Sacramento Bee
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Bill sparks rare floor fight among Assembly Democrats Sacramento Bee - Capitol Alert, June 4, 2010
... at Fuentes had violated legislative protocol by sidestepping policy committees, the caucus split on AB 2529, with the bill's 45-17 passage due largely to GOP support.
Pérez, Fuentes and Assembly Speaker Pro Tem Fiona Ma were joined by 16 fellow Democrats in voting yes, but 15 oth ...
NFIB Holds Capitol Conference CalWatchdog, April 29, 2010
... ing the state due to regulatory issues.
Putting his money where his mouth is, Fuentes has authored AB 2529, which would require the Department of Finance to assist state agencies with the review of new and existing regulations for, and to review analyses performed by a ...
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