Bill > H7307

This bill, titled the Rhode Island Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny Act (RI REINS Act), establishes a new process for reviewing and approving significant regulations issued by state executive agencies. It mandates that any proposed regulation estimated to cost $1,000,000 or more for implementation and compliance over a two-year period must undergo an economic impact analysis and receive explicit approval from the General Assembly through a legislative resolution before it can be adopted and enforced. This aims to increase legislative oversight and transparency in rulemaking, though emergency regulations and those mandated by federal law or court orders are exempt. The bill also requires agencies to report on regulations subject to this act annually and includes a provision for a sunset review of the act itself every five years.

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