Bill > A07711

This bill modifies the State Administrative Procedure Act to enhance how state agencies evaluate and communicate potential impacts of proposed rules on small businesses and local governments. The legislation requires agencies to create more comprehensive regulatory flexibility analyses that include detailed descriptions of how proposed rules will affect small businesses and local governments, including estimated compliance costs, reporting requirements, and potential economic impacts. Agencies must now actively solicit participation from affected small businesses and local governments through expanded notification methods, such as publishing notices in targeted publications, using social media platforms, directly notifying interested parties, conducting special open conferences or webinars, and modifying procedural rules to reduce participation complexity. The bill removes a previous reference to the "office of business permits and regulatory assistance" and adds requirements for agencies to explain how they have minimized adverse economic impacts, including detailing why certain suggested approaches were or were not incorporated into the proposed rule. The legislation aims to improve transparency and reduce regulatory burdens on smaller entities by mandating more thorough and proactive communication about proposed rules. The bill will take effect 120 days after becoming law, with immediate authorization for agencies to develop necessary implementation rules.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7711