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NJ A4161

NJ A4161
Establishes Government Efficiency and Regulatory Review Commission.


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Introduced
06/02/2022
In Committee
06/02/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2024

Introduced Session

2022-2023 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill creates the Government Efficiency and Regulatory Review Commission to assess the effect that rules and regulations and Executive Orders have on the State's economy and to provide recommendations to the Governor to amend any rules and regulations or Executive Orders that unduly burden the State's businesses, workers, and local governments. Under the bill, the commission would be comprised of nine members, consisting of representatives from the Executive and Legislative branches of State government, who are devoted to the common goal of promptly addressing the State's economic viability and prosperity. The bill requires each department, office, division, or agency of the State to cooperate with the commission and furnish it with any information, personnel, and assistance it needs to accomplish its duties. The commission's findings would be advisory and cannot be used as a basis for any legal challenges based upon the action or inaction of any department, office, division, or agency of the State. The bill requires the commission to: (1) review all proposed and adopted rules and regulations and operative Executive Orders issued by the Governor to: assess their potential or actual effects on the State's economy; determine whether their costs and other burdens on businesses, workers, and local governments outweigh their intended benefits; and establish a basis for providing recommendations to the Governor to amend any rules and regulations or Executive Orders that unduly burden the State's businesses, workers, and local governments; (2) call upon any department, office, division, or agency of this State to supply the commission with data and other information, personnel, or assistance it deems necessary to discharge its duties; (3) solicit both written and oral comments from the public, including professional, labor, community, and environmental organizations, businesses, workers, and other affected persons or entities as the commission deems appropriate, and to consider the views expressed by those parties in any report; and (4) provide annually a written report to the Governor and the Legislature in which the commission must provide recommendations to repeal, rescind, or amend any rules and regulations or Executive Orders that unduly burden the State's businesses, workers, and local governments.

AI Summary

This bill creates the Government Efficiency and Regulatory Review Commission to assess the effect that rules, regulations, and Executive Orders have on the state's economy and provide recommendations to the Governor to amend any provisions that unduly burden the state's businesses, workers, and local governments. The commission, composed of representatives from the executive and legislative branches, will review proposed and adopted rules, regulations, and executive orders, gather public input, and submit an annual report with recommendations to repeal, rescind, or amend any burdensome provisions. The departments and agencies of the state are required to cooperate with the commission, but the commission's findings are advisory and cannot be the basis for legal challenges.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (4)

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee (on 06/02/2022)

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