Connecticut 2025 Regular Session

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5		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6073
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	6	+	General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6073
6	7		January Session, 2025
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	11	+	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT
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	14	+	Introduced by:
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10	19		AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROCESS AND TIMELINE FOR THE
11	20		REVIEW OF EXISTING REGULATIONS OF CONNECTICUT STATE
12	21		AGENCIES.
13	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
14	23		Assembly convened:
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16	25		Section 1. Section 4-189i of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
17	26		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 2
18	27		(a) Not later than [July 1, 2017] June 30, 2027, and not later than every 3
19	28		seven years thereafter, each [committee of cognizance, in consultation 4
20	29		with each agency that is within the cognizance of the committee, shall 5
21	30		establish the date by which each such agency shall submit a review of 6
22	31		its existing regulations and shall notify the administrator of the 7
23	32		regulation review committee of each such date and any extension 8
24	33		thereof. In establishing such date, or any extension of the date that may 9
25	34		be requested by the agency, the committee of cognizance (1) shall 10
26	35		consider the volume and complexity of such regulations and the 11
27	36		personnel and other resources of the agency that would be available to 12
28	37		undertake the review within the agency's available appropriations, and 13
29	38		(2) may establish a schedule of dates for the review of various portions 14
30	39		of such regulations upon the agreement of the committee of cognizance 15
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31	45		and the administrative head of the agency. 16
32	46		(b) Not later than the date specified by the committee of cognizance 17
33		-	pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, each such agency shall submit 18 Substitute Bill No. 6073
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	47	+	pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, each such agency shall submit 18
38	48		to the committee of cognizance and to the administrator of the 19
39	49		regulation review committee] agency shall conduct a review of its 20
40	50		existing regulations, which shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) 21
41	51		The agency's recommendations on how it may substantially reduce the 22
42	52		number and length of its existing regulations; (2) the agency's 23
43	53		determination of whether each of its existing regulations (A) is obsolete, 24
44	54		(B) has not been used within the preceding seven years, (C) is 25
45	55		inconsistent with any provision of the general statutes, federal law or 26
46	56		any regulation adopted under the general statutes or federal law, (D) 27
47	57		has been the subject of written complaints, and (E) is otherwise no 28
48	58		longer effective; and (3) the agency's recommendation, if any, regarding 29
49	59		any extraordinary circumstances in which waivers from its existing 30
50	60		regulations may be appropriate. 31
51	61		(b) Not later than January 1, 2028, and not later than every seven years 32
52	62		thereafter, each agency shall submit a summary of the results of the 33
53	63		review conducted under subsection (a) of this section to the committee 34
54	64		having cognizance over such agency and to the administrator of the 35
55	65		regulation review committee, in accordance with the provisions of 36
56	66		section 11-4a. 37
57		-	(c) Upon receipt of an agency's ~~[review] summary of its~~ review, the 38
58		-	~~committee of cognizance~~ shall schedule a public hearing, which shall be 39
59		-	~~held not later than ninety~~ days following such receipt. The committee of 40
60		-	~~cognizance shall make~~ copies of the [review~~] summary~~ available to the 41
61		-	~~public at least fifteen days prior to~~ the hearing. 42
	67	+	(c) Upon receipt of an agency's review, the committee of cognizance 38
	68	+	shall schedule a public hearing, which shall be held not later than ninety 39
	69	+	days following such receipt. The committee of cognizance shall make 40
	70	+	copies of the review available to the public at least fifteen days prior to 41
	71	+	the hearing. 42
62	72		(d) Following the public hearing: (1) The committee of cognizance 43
63	73		may request the agency to initiate the process under chapter 54 to carry 44
64	74		out a recommendation of the agency under subsection [(b)] (a) of this 45
65	75		section to amend or repeal an existing regulation which, in the 46
66	76		determination of the committee of cognizance, does not require the 47
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67	82		enactment of authorizing legislation, and (2) the committee of 48
68	83		cognizance shall consider any recommendation by the agency under 49
69	84		subsection [(b)] (a) of this section which, in the determination of the 50
70		-	committee of cognizance, would require the enactment of authorizing 51 Substitute Bill No. 6073
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	85	+	committee of cognizance, would require the enactment of authorizing 51
75	86		legislation. 52
76		-	(e) If an agency fails to submit a ~~summary~~ of ~~the results of~~ the ~~review~~ 53
77		-	~~of its regulations to the~~ committee of cognizance and the administrator 54
78		-	~~of the regulation review~~ committee as required by subsection (b) of this 55
79		-	~~section or if the~~ committee of cognizance determines that the agency has 56
80		-	~~not conducted~~ a satisfactory review of its regulations as required by 57
81		-	~~[said] subsection (a) of this section,~~ the committee of cognizance may: 58
82		-	~~(1) Conduct a review of the existing~~ regulations of the agency, as 59
83		-	~~described in subsection [(b)] (a) of this~~ section, (2) request the agency to 60
84		-	~~initiate the process under chapter 54 to~~ carry out a recommendation of 61
85		-	~~the committee of cognizance pursuant~~ to such review to amend or 62
86		-	~~repeal an existing regulation which, in the~~ determination of the 63
87		-	~~committee of cognizance, does not require the~~ enactment of authorizing 64
88		-	~~legislation, and (3) introduce legislation to~~ authorize the agency to 65
89		-	~~amend or repeal existing regulations. If the~~ agency fails to initiate the 66
90		-	~~process to amend or repeal an existing~~ regulation pursuant to 67
91		-	~~subdivision (2) of this subsection, the committee~~ of cognizance may 68
92		-	~~introduce legislation requiring the agency to initiate~~ such process. 69
	87	+	(e) If an agency fails to submit a review of its regulations to the 53
	88	+	committee of cognizance and the administrator of the regulation review 54
	89	+	committee as required by subsection (b) of this section or if the 55
	90	+	committee of cognizance determines that the agency has not conducted 56
	91	+	a satisfactory review of its regulations as required by said subsection, 57
	92	+	the committee of cognizance may: (1) Conduct a review of the existing 58
	93	+	regulations of the agency, as described in subsection [(b)] (a) of this 59
	94	+	section, (2) request the agency to initiate the process under chapter 54 to 60
	95	+	carry out a recommendation of the committee of cognizance pursuant 61
	96	+	to such review to amend or repeal an existing regulation which, in the 62
	97	+	determination of the committee of cognizance, does not require the 63
	98	+	enactment of authorizing legislation, and (3) introduce legislation to 64
	99	+	authorize the agency to amend or repeal existing regulations. If the 65
	100	+	agency fails to initiate the process to amend or repeal an existing 66
	101	+	regulation pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, the committee 67
	102	+	of cognizance may introduce legislation requiring the agency to initiate 68
	103	+	such process. 69
93	104		Sec. 2. Subdivision (3) of section 4-189h of the general statutes is 70
94	105		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 71
95	106		1, 2025): 72
96	107		(3) "Existing regulation" means a regulation that was adopted by an 73
97	108		agency no later than one year prior to the scheduled date of review, as 74
98	109		provided in subsection [(b)] (a) of section 4-189i, as amended by this act; 75
99	110		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
100	111		sections:
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102	113		Section 1 October 1, 2025 4-189i
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103	119		Sec. 2 October 1, 2025 4-189h(3)
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105		-	Statement of ~~Legislative Commissioners~~:
106		-	~~In Sections 1(c) and (e), references~~ to ~~"review" were changed to reference~~
107		-	~~the summary of the review for consistency.~~
108		-	~~Substitute Bill No~~. ~~6073~~
	121	+	Statement of Purpose:
	122	+	To make modifications to the process for reviewing agency regulations
	123	+	to determine whether they are obsolete, inconsistent or ineffective and
	124	+	change the deadlines for such review.
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	126	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	127	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	128	+	underlined.]
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	130	+	Co-Sponsors: REP. DATHAN, 142nd Dist.
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113		-	GOS Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
	132	+	H.B. 6073
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