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2		-	The House Committee on Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight offers the following
3		-	substitute to SB 28:
	1	+	25 SB 28/CSFA
	2	+	Senate Bill 28
	3	+	By: Senators Dolezal of the 27th, Kennedy of the 18th, Gooch of the 51st, Anavitarte of the
	4	+	31st, Robertson of the 29th and others
	5	+	AS PASSED SENATE
4	6		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	7		AN ACT
6		-	To amend Titles 28, 31, and 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the1
	8	+	To amend Titles 28, 31, and 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the
	9	+	1
7	10		General Assembly, health, and state government, respectively, so as to provide for2
8	11		procedures and processes concerning the enactment of legislation and the adoption of rules3
9	12		and regulations; to provide definitions; to provide for the preparation and submission of4
10	13		small business impact analyses for bills introduced during sessions of the General Assembly;5
11	14		to provide for contracting; to provide for the revision of small business impact analyses; to6
12	15		provide for legislative construction; to revise procedures concerning the adoption of7
13	16		administrative rules; to revise procedures within the General Assembly concerning objections8
14	17		to proposed administrative rules; to provide for effective dates for adopted administrative9
15	18		rules; to provide for periodic review and sunset of administrative rules; to conform10
16	19		cross-references; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to provide effective11
17	20		dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.12
18	21		BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:13
19		-	S. B. 28 (SUB)
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21		-	PART I14
	22	+	S. B. 28
	23	+	- 1 - 25 SB 28/CSFA
	24	+	PART I
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22	26		SECTION 1-1.15
23	27		This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Red Tape Rollback Act of 2025."16
24	28		PART II17
25	29		SECTION 2-1.18
26	30		Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the General Assembly, is19
27	31		amended in Chapter 5, relating to financial affairs, by adding a new article to read as follows:20
28		-	"ARTICLE 3B21
	32	+	"ARTICLE 3B
	33	+	21
29	34		28-5-57.22
30	35		As used in this article, the term 'small business' means a business that is independently23
31	36		owned and operated, is not dominant in its field, and employs 300 or fewer employees.24
32	37		28-5-58.25
33	38		(a) Prior to the convening of a session of the General Assembly, the Governor, the26
34	39		President of the Senate, or any member of the General Assembly may request that the27
35	40		Office of Planning and Budget and the Department of Audits and Accounts prepare a small28
36	41		business impact analysis of any bill; provided, however, that no member of the General29
37	42		Assembly who is not the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the chairperson of a30
38	43		standing committee shall be permitted to request a small business impact analysis for more31
39	44		than three bills during any one period that the General Assembly is not in session. 32
40	45		Following the convening of a session of the General Assembly, a small business impact33
41	46		analysis for a bill may only be requested by the Governor, the President of the Senate, the34
42		-	S. B. 28 ~~(SUB)~~
43		-	- 2 - 25 ~~LC 50 1234S~~
	47	+	S. B. 28
	48	+	- 2 - 25 SB 28/CSFA
44	49		Speaker of the House of Representatives, or the chairperson of a committee to which such35
45	50		bill has been assigned. A small business impact analysis shall estimate the economic costs36
46	51		and benefits that such bill may have on small businesses in the state and shall include, if37
47	52		any, the estimated impacts on:38
48	53		(1) The costs of providing goods and services;39
49	54		(2) The availability and cost of workers;40
50	55		(3) Industry competition or consumer choice; and41
51	56		(4) Potential costs of compliance.42
52	57		(b) A small business impact analysis requested pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code43
53	58		section shall be prepared and submitted by the director of the Office of Planning and44
54	59		Budget and the state auditor within 30 days after receipt of the request or, if requested45
55	60		during a session of the General Assembly, within ten days after receipt of such request. A46
56	61		copy of the small business impact analysis shall be submitted to:47
57	62		(1) The Governor;48
58	63		(2) The President of the Senate;49
59	64		(3) The Speaker of the House of Representatives;50
60	65		(4) The chairperson of the committee to which the bill that is the subject of the small51
61	66		business impact analysis is assigned in the house of the General Assembly in which the52
62	67		bill was introduced;53
63		-	(5) The chairperson of the House Committee on Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight;54
64		-	(6) The chairperson of the Senate Committee on Government Oversight;55
65		-	(7) The sponsor of the bill that is the subject of the small business impact analysis;56
66		-	(8) The individual who requested the small business impact analysis, if such individual57
67		-	is not listed in paragraphs (1) through (7) of this subsection;58
68		-	(9) The Secretary of the Senate; and59
69		-	(10) The Clerk of the House of Representatives.60
70		-	S. B. 28 (SUB)
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72		-	(b.1) A small business impact analysis requested pursuant to this Code section shall be61
73		-	posted on the public website in the same manner as fiscal notes.62
74		-	(c)(1) If a bill that is the subject of a small business impact analysis prepared pursuant63
75		-	to subsection (a) of this Code section is amended or is proposed to be amended, the64
76		-	Office of Planning and Budget and the Department of Audits and Accounts shall revise65
77		-	such small business impact analysis to account for the amended version of such bill upon66
78		-	the request of:67
79		-	(A) The Governor, the President of the Senate, or any member of the General68
80		-	Assembly, if such request is made prior to the convening of a session of the General69
81		-	Assembly; or70
82		-	(B) The Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of71
83		-	Representatives, or the chairperson of a committee to which such bill has been72
84		-	assigned, if such request is made after the convening of a session of the General73
85		-	Assembly.74
86		-	(2) A revised small business impact analysis requested pursuant to paragraph (1) of this75
87		-	subsection shall be prepared and submitted by the director of the Office of Planning and76
88		-	Budget and the state auditor in the same manner as the original small business impact77
89		-	analysis pursuant to subsection (b) of this Code section.78
90		-	(d)(1) The Office of Planning and Budget and the Department of Audits and Accounts79
91		-	may contract with a person or persons independent of state government to prepare any80
92		-	small business impact analysis or revised small business impact analysis requested81
93		-	pursuant to this Code section.82
94		-	(2) When preparing a small business impact analysis or revised small business impact83
95		-	analysis requested pursuant to this Code section, the Office of Planning and Budget, the84
96		-	Department of Audits and Accounts, and any person or persons contracted with under85
97		-	paragraph (1) of this subsection may consult with other units of state government, units86
98		-	S. B. 28 (SUB)
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100		-	of local government, and business, industry, and community stakeholders impacted by87
101		-	or having an interest in the bill that is the subject of such small business impact analysis.88
102		-	(e) Any small business impact analysis or revised small business impact analysis prepared89
103		-	for a bill pursuant to this Code section shall be attached to the bill by the Secretary of the90
104		-	Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives and shall be read to the members of91
105		-	each respective house of the General Assembly at the third reading of such bill. In92
106		-	addition, a copy of each small business impact analysis or revised small business impact93
107		-	analysis prepared for a bill pursuant to this Code section shall be distributed to each94
108		-	member of the respective house of the General Assembly before which such bill is pending95
109		-	prior to any such bill being voted upon by such house of the General Assembly.96
110		-	28-5-59.97
111		-	Nothing in this article shall be construed to require any degree of formality of proof of98
112		-	compliance with any requirement of this article, and any enrolled bill shall be conclusively99
113		-	presumed to have been enacted in compliance with the requirements of this article."100
114		-	SECTION 2-2.101
115		-	Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, is amended102
116		-	in Code Section 50-13-4, relating to procedural requirements for adoption, amendment, or103
117		-	repeal of rules, emergency rules, limitation on action to contest rule, and legislative override,104
118		-	by revising subsections (a), (b), (e), and (f) as follows:105
119		-	"(a) Prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule, other than interpretive rules106
120		-	or general statements of policy, the agency shall consider the economic impact of the107
121		-	proposed rule and shall:108
122		-	(1) Give at least 30 days' notice of its intended action. The notice shall include an exact109
123		-	copy of the proposed rule and a synopsis of the proposed rule. The synopsis shall be110
124		-	distributed with and in the same manner as the proposed rule. The synopsis shall contain111
125		-	S. B. 28 (SUB)
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127		-	a statement of the purpose and the main features of the proposed rule, and, in the case of112
128		-	a proposed amendatory rule, the synopsis also shall indicate the differences between the113
129		-	existing rule and the proposed rule. The notice shall also include the exact date on which114
130		-	the agency shall consider the adoption of the proposed rule and shall include the time and115
131		-	place in order that interested persons may present their views thereon. The notice shall116
132		-	also contain a citation of the authority pursuant to which the rule is proposed for adoption117
133		-	and, if the proposal is an amendment or repeal of an existing rule, the existing rule shall118
134		-	be clearly identified. For any proposed rule for which the agency reasonably anticipates119
135		-	that $3 million or more in cumulative implementation and compliance costs are120
136		-	reasonably expected to be incurred by or passed along to individuals, businesses, and121
137		-	units of local government as the result of the proposed rule over the initial five-year122
138		-	period following the effective date of such proposed rule, the agency shall prepare and123
139		-	there shall be included with the notice an economic analysis of the impact of the proposed124
140		-	rule; provided, however, that no economic impact analysis shall be required of any125
141		-	proposed rule or amendment that is mandated by federal law or agency regulation or is126
142		-	a requirement for participating in or implementing a federally subsidized or assisted127
143		-	program. If the agency determines that such cumulative implementation and compliance128
144		-	costs of a proposed rule will be less than $3 million over the initial five-year period129
145		-	following the effective date of such proposed rule or if the proposed rule is mandated by130
146		-	federal law, the agency shall prepare and there shall be included with the notice a131
147		-	statement explaining the agency's rationale in making such determination or citing the132
148		-	federal authority that requires such proposed rule. An economic impact analysis required133
149		-	to be prepared by an agency and included in the notice of a proposed rule under this134
150		-	paragraph shall include the following:135
151		-	(A) An estimate, and identification when possible, of the number of individuals,136
152		-	businesses, and units of local government subject to the proposed rule;137
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155		-	(B) The projected reporting, record keeping, and other administrative costs and time138
156		-	required for compliance with the proposed rule, including the types of professional139
157		-	skills necessary for preparation of any documentation, records, or reports required by140
158		-	the proposed rule;141
159		-	(C) A statement of the probable effect of the rule on impacted individuals, businesses,142
160		-	and units of local government;143
161		-	(D) A comparison of the anticipated costs and benefits of the proposed rule;144
162		-	(E) A description of the efforts taken by the agency to minimize the cost and impact145
163		-	of the proposed rule on individuals, businesses, and units of local government in this146
164		-	state; and147
165		-	(F) Such other provisions or information the agency deems reasonably necessary for148
166		-	the General Assembly and the public to assess the economic impact of the proposed149
167		-	rule.150
168		-	The notice shall be mailed to all persons who have requested in writing that they be151
169		-	placed upon a mailing list which shall be maintained by the agency for advance notice152
170		-	of its rule-making proceedings and who have tendered the actual cost of such mailing as153
171		-	from time to time estimated by the agency and to the Office of Planning and Budget or154
172		-	other designee of the Governor;155
173		-	(2) Afford to all interested persons reasonable opportunity to submit data, views, or156
174		-	arguments, orally or in writing. In the case of substantive rules, opportunity for oral157
175		-	hearing must be granted if requested by 25 persons who will be directly affected by the158
176		-	proposed rule, by a governmental subdivision, or by an association having not less159
177		-	than 25 members. The agency shall consider fully all written and oral submissions160
178		-	respecting the proposed rule. Upon adoption of a rule, the agency, if requested to do so161
179		-	by an interested person either prior to adoption or within 30 days thereafter, shall issue162
180		-	a concise statement of the principal reasons for and against its adoption and incorporate163
181		-	therein its reason for overruling the consideration urged against its adoption;164
182		-	S. B. 28 (SUB)
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184		-	(3) In the formulation and adoption of any rule which will have an economic impact on165
185		-	businesses in the state, reduce the economic impact of the rule on small businesses which166
186		-	are independently owned and operated, are not dominant in their field, and167
187		-	employ 100 300 employees or less fewer by implementing one or more of the following168
188		-	actions when it is legal and feasible in meeting the stated objectives of the statutes which169
189		-	are the basis of the proposed rule:170
190		-	(A) Establish differing reduced compliance or reporting requirements or and differing171
191		-	timetables for small businesses;172
192		-	(B) Clarify, consolidate, or simplify the compliance and reporting requirements under173
193		-	the rule for small businesses;174
194		-	(C) Establish performance rather than design standards for small businesses; or175
195		-	(D) Exempt small businesses from any or all requirements of the rules;176
196		-	(4) In the formulation and adoption of any rule which places administrative burdens on177
197		-	charitable organizations in this state, including, but not limited to, any rule that would178
198		-	require any new or expanded filing or reporting requirements or that would limit the179
199		-	ability of charitable organizations to solicit or collect funds, the agency or official shall:180
200		-	(A) Absent the showing of a compelling state interest, not impose any annual filing or181
201		-	reporting requirements on an organization regulated or specifically exempted from182
202		-	regulation under Chapter 17 of Title 43, the 'Georgia Charitable Solicitations Act of183
203		-	1988,' that are more burdensome than the requirements authorized by applicable law,184
204		-	and any such filing or reporting requirements shall be narrowly tailored to achieve such185
205		-	compelling state interest. The requirements of this subparagraph shall not apply to the186
206		-	state's direct spending programs; and187
207		-	(B) Email the notice provided for in paragraph (1) of this subsection to each188
208		-	chairperson of any standing committee in each house as shown on the General189
209		-	Assembly's public website.190
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212		-	For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'charitable organization' means a nonprofit191
213		-	charitable organization which is exempt from taxation under the provisions of192
214		-	Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code; and193
215		-	(5) In the formulation and adoption of any rule, an agency shall choose an alternative194
216		-	that does not impose excessive regulatory costs on any regulated person or entity which195
217		-	costs could be reduced by a less expensive alternative that fully accomplishes the stated196
218		-	objectives of the statutes which are the basis of the proposed rule.197
219		-	(b) If any agency finds that an imminent peril to the public health, safety, or welfare,198
220		-	including, but not limited to, summary processes such as quarantines, contrabands,199
221		-	seizures, and the like authorized by law without notice, requires adoption of a rule,200
222		-	including a rule that would require an economic impact analysis if adopted pursuant to201
223		-	subsection (a) of this Code section, upon fewer than 30 days' notice and states in writing202
224		-	its reasons for that finding, it may proceed without prior notice or hearing or upon any203
225		-	abbreviated notice and hearing that it finds practicable to adopt an emergency rule. Any204
226		-	such rule adopted relative to a public health emergency shall be submitted as promptly as205
227		-	reasonably practicable to the House of Representatives and Senate Committees on206
228		-	Judiciary, provided that any such rule adopted relative to a state of emergency by the State207
229		-	Election Board shall be submitted as soon as practicable but not later than 20 days prior to208
230		-	the rule taking effect. Any emergency rule adopted by the State Election Board pursuant209
231		-	to the provisions of this subsection may be suspended upon the majority vote of the House210
232		-	of Representatives or Senate Committees on Judiciary within ten days of the receipt of such211
233		-	rule by the committees. The rule may be effective for a period of not longer than 120 days212
234		-	but adoption of an emergency rule pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall not213
235		-	preclude the adoption of an identical rule under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of214
236		-	this Code section is not precluded; provided, however, that such a rule adopted pursuant215
237		-	to discharge of responsibility under an executive order declaring a state of emergency or216
238		-	disaster exists as a result of a public health emergency, as defined in Code Section 38-3-3,217
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241		-	shall be effective for the duration of the emergency or disaster and for a period of not more218
242		-	than 120 days thereafter."219
243		-	"(e)(1) The agency shall transmit the notice provided for in paragraph (1) of220
244		-	subsection (a) of this Code section to the legislative counsel. The notice shall be221
245		-	transmitted at least 30 days prior to the date of the agency's intended action.222
246		-	(2) Within three days after receipt of the notice, if possible, the legislative counsel shall223
247		-	furnish the presiding officers of each house with a copy of the notice, and, except for224
248		-	notices concerning a proposed rule for which an economic impact analysis is required225
249		-	pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this Code section, which shall be forwarded226
250		-	to the chairpersons of the House Committee on Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight and227
251		-	the Senate Committee on Government Oversight, the presiding officers shall assign the228
252		-	notice to the chairperson of the appropriate standing committee in each house for review229
253		-	and any member thereof who makes a standing written request. In the event a presiding230
254		-	officer is unavailable for the purpose of making the assignment within the time231
255		-	limitations, the legislative counsel shall assign the notice to the chairperson of the232
256		-	appropriate standing committee. The legislative counsel shall also transmit within the233
257		-	time limitations provided in this subsection a notice of the assignment to the chairperson234
258		-	of the appropriate standing committee. Each standing committee of the Senate and the235
259		-	House of Representatives is granted all the rights provided for interested persons and236
260		-	governmental subdivisions in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this Code section.237
261		-	(3) For any proposed rule that is adopted by an agency for which an economic impact238
262		-	analysis is required pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this Code section, it239
263		-	shall be the duty of the agency to notify the presiding officers of the Senate and the240
264		-	House of Representatives, the chairpersons of the House Committee on Budget and Fiscal241
265		-	Affairs Oversight and the Senate Committee on Government Oversight, and the242
266		-	legislative counsel of such adoption within ten days after the adoption of the rule. Such243
267		-	S. B. 28 (SUB)
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269		-	rule may then be considered by the General Assembly as provided in paragraph (3) of244
270		-	subsection (f) of this Code section.245
271		-	(f)(1) In the event a standing committee to which a notice is assigned as provided in246
272		-	subsection (e) of this Code section files an objection objects to a proposed rule prior to247
273		-	its adoption and the agency adopts the proposed rule over the objection, the rule may be248
274		-	considered by the branch house of the General Assembly whose committee objected to249
275		-	its adoption by the introduction of a resolution for the purpose of overriding the rule at250
276		-	any time within the first 30 days of the next regular session of the General Assembly. It251
277		-	shall be the duty of any agency which adopts a proposed rule over such objection so to252
278		-	notify the presiding officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the253
279		-	chairpersons of the Senate and House committees to which the rule was referred, and the254
280		-	legislative counsel within ten days after the adoption of the rule. In the event the255
281		-	resolution is adopted by such branch house of the General Assembly, it shall be256
282		-	immediately transmitted to the other branch house of the General Assembly. It shall be257
283		-	the duty of the presiding officer of the other branch house of the General Assembly to258
284		-	have such branch house, within five days after the receipt of the resolution, to consider259
285		-	the resolution for the purpose of overriding the rule. In the event the resolution is260
286		-	adopted by two-thirds of the votes of each branch house of the General Assembly, the261
287		-	rule shall be void on the day after the adoption of the resolution by the second branch262
288		-	house of the General Assembly. In the event the resolution is ratified by less than263
289		-	two-thirds of the votes of either branch house, the resolution shall be submitted to the264
290		-	Governor for his or her approval or veto. In the event of his or her the Governor's veto,265
291		-	or if no resolution is introduced for the purpose of overriding the rule, or if the resolution266
292		-	introduced is not approved by at least a majority of the vote of each house of the General267
293		-	Assembly, the rule shall remain in effect adopted and shall become or remain effective268
294		-	in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 50-13-6. In the event of his or her269
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297		-	approval the Governor's approval of the resolution, the rule shall be void on the day after270
298		-	the date of his or her approval.271
299		-	(2) In the event each standing committee to which a notice is assigned as provided in272
300		-	subsection (e) of this Code section files an objection objects to a proposed rule prior to273
301		-	its adoption by a two-thirds' vote of the members of the committee who were voting274
302		-	members on the tenth day of the current session, after having given public notice of the275
303		-	time, place, and purpose of such vote at least 48 hours in advance, as well as the276
304		-	opportunity for members of the public, including the promulgating agency, to have a277
305		-	reasonable time to comment on the proposed committee action at the hearing, the278
306		-	effectiveness of such rule shall be stayed until the next legislative session at which time279
307		-	the rule may be considered by the General Assembly by the introduction of a resolution280
308		-	in either branch of the General Assembly for the purpose of overriding the rule at any281
309		-	time within the first 30 days of the next regular session of the General Assembly not be282
310		-	adopted by the promulgating agency and shall instead be deemed withdrawn by the283
311		-	promulgating agency unless such agency, within the first 15 days of the next regular284
312		-	session of the General Assembly, transmits written notification to the chairpersons of the285
313		-	objecting committees that such agency does not intend to withdraw such rule but instead286
314		-	intends to adopt such rule following adjournment sine die of that regular session. Such287
315		-	notification shall include a detailed statement setting forth the basis for and necessity of288
316		-	the proposed rule, an explanation of how the adoption of the proposed rule is within the289
317		-	authority of the promulgating agency, any alternatives to the proposed rule considered290
318		-	by the promulgating agency, and the potential costs or adverse effects of the proposed291
319		-	rule, as well as the identification of those likely to bear such costs or adverse effects. A292
320		-	resolution objecting to the intended adoption of the proposed rule may be introduced in293
321		-	either house of the General Assembly after the fifteenth day but before the thirtieth day294
322		-	of the regular session in which the notice of intent not to withdraw the proposed rule was295
323		-	given by the promulgating agency in accordance with this paragraph. In the event the296
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326		-	resolution is adopted by the branch house of the General Assembly in which it was297
327		-	introduced, it shall be immediately transmitted to the other branch house of the General298
328		-	Assembly. It shall be the duty of the presiding officer of the other branch house of the299
329		-	General Assembly to have such branch house, within five days after the receipt of the300
330		-	resolution, to consider the resolution for the purpose of overriding objecting to the301
331		-	intended adoption of the proposed rule. In the event the resolution is adopted by302
332		-	two-thirds of the votes of each branch house of the General Assembly, the proposed rule303
333		-	shall be void on the day after the adoption of the resolution by the second branch of the304
334		-	General Assembly shall be disapproved and shall not be adopted by the promulgating305
335		-	agency. In the event the resolution is ratified by less than two-thirds of the votes of either306
336		-	branch house, the resolution shall be submitted to the Governor for his or her approval307
337		-	or veto. In the event of his or her the Governor's veto, the rule shall remain in effect or308
338		-	if no resolution is introduced objecting to the proposed rule, or if the resolution309
339		-	introduced is not approved by at least a majority of the vote of each house of the General310
340		-	Assembly, the proposed rule shall automatically become adopted the day following311
341		-	adjournment sine die of that regular session and shall become effective in accordance312
342		-	with the provisions of Code Section 50-13-6. In the event of his or her the Governor's313
343		-	approval of the resolution, the proposed rule shall be void on the day after the date of his314
344		-	or her approval disapproved and shall not be adopted by the promulgating agency. If315
345		-	after the thirtieth legislative day of the legislative session of which the challenged rule316
346		-	was to be considered the General Assembly has not considered an override of the317
347		-	challenged rule pursuant to this subsection, the rule shall then immediately take effect.318
348		-	(3) Any proposed rule for which an economic impact analysis is required pursuant to319
349		-	paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this Code section that is adopted by an agency may be320
350		-	considered by either house of the General Assembly by the introduction of a resolution321
351		-	for the purpose of ratifying the rule at any time within the first 30 days of the next regular322
352		-	session of the General Assembly. In the event the resolution is adopted by a house of the323
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355		-	General Assembly, it shall be immediately transmitted to the other house of the General324
356		-	Assembly. It shall be the duty of the presiding officer of the other house of the General325
357		-	Assembly to have such house, within five days after the receipt of the resolution, to326
358		-	consider the resolution for the purpose of ratifying the rule. In the event the resolution327
359		-	is adopted by two-thirds of the votes of each house of the General Assembly, the rule328
360		-	shall remain adopted and shall become effective in accordance with the provisions of329
361		-	Code Section 50-13-6. In the event the resolution is ratified by less than two-thirds of the330
362		-	votes of either house, the resolution shall be submitted to the Governor for his or her331
363		-	approval or veto. In the event of the Governor's approval of the resolution, the rule shall332
364		-	remain adopted and shall become effective in accordance with the provisions of Code333
365		-	Section 50-13-6. In the event of the Governor's veto, or if no resolution is introduced for334
366		-	the purpose of ratifying the rule, or if the resolution introduced is not approved by at least335
367		-	a majority of the vote of each house of the General Assembly, the rule shall be void and336
368		-	shall not take effect."337
369		-	SECTION 2-3.338
370		-	Said title is further amended by revising Code Section 50-13-6, relating to rules not effective339
371		-	until 20 days after filed with the Secretary of State, maintenance of record of the rules,340
372		-	exceptions, and rules governing manner and form of filing, as follows:341
373		-	"50-13-6.342
374		-	(a)(1) Each rule adopted after July 1, 1965, shall not become effective until the343
375		-	expiration of 20 days after the rule is filed in the office of the Secretary of State Except344
376		-	for emergency rules adopted pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 50-13-4, any rule345
377		-	that is adopted shall not become effective unless it is filed with the office of the Secretary346
378		-	of State and such rule, if filed with the office of the Secretary of State between January 1347
379		-	and June 30 of a calendar year, shall become effective on July 1 of that year or, if filed348
380		-	with the office of the Secretary of State between July 1 and December 31 of a calendar349
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383		-	year, shall become effective on January 1 of the immediately succeeding calendar year. 350
384		-	Each rule so filed shall contain a citation of the authority pursuant to which it was351
385		-	adopted and, if an amendment or repeal of an existing rule, shall clearly identify the352
386		-	original rule.353
387		-	(2) No adopted rule for which an economic impact analysis is required pursuant to354
388		-	paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section 50-13-4 shall be filed with the office of355
389		-	the Secretary of State, and such office shall not accept the filing of such rule, unless and356
390		-	until such rule is ratified in accordance with paragraph (3) of subsection (f) of Code357
391		-	Section 50-13-4. Once such rule is so ratified, it may be filed with the office of the358
392		-	Secretary of State and take effect in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) of359
393		-	this subsection based on the date such rule is so filed.360
394		-	(b) Any emergency rule adopted pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 50-13-4 shall:361
395		-	(1) Become effective immediately upon its adoption or on such later date as the362
396		-	promulgating agency may prescribe and may be effective for a period of not longer than363
397		-	120 days; provided, however, that such an emergency rule adopted pursuant to a364
398		-	discharge of responsibility under an executive order declaring that a state of emergency365
399		-	or disaster exists as a result of a public health emergency, as defined in Code Section366
400		-	38-3-3, shall be effective for the duration of the emergency or disaster and for a period367
401		-	of not more than 120 days thereafter; and368
402		-	(2) Be filed, along with a copy of the finding as required by subsection (b) of Code369
403		-	Section 50-13-4, with the office of the Secretary of State within four days after its370
404		-	adoption.371
405		-	(b)(c) The Secretary of State shall endorse on each rule thus filed the time and date of372
406		-	filing and shall maintain a record of the rules for public inspection.373
407		-	(c) The 20 day filing period is subject to the following exceptions:374
408		-	(1) Where a statute or the terms of the rule require a date which is later than the 20 day375
409		-	period, then the later date is the effective date; and376
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412		-	(2) Any emergency rule adopted pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 50-13-4 may377
413		-	become effective immediately upon adoption or within a period of less than 20 days. The378
414		-	emergency rule, with a copy of the finding as required by subsection (b) of Code379
415		-	Section 50-13-4, shall be filed with the office of the Secretary of State within four380
416		-	working days after its adoption.381
417		-	(d) The Secretary of State shall prescribe rules governing the manner and form in which382
418		-	regulations shall be prepared for filing. The Secretary may refuse to accept for filing any383
419		-	rule that does not conform to such requirements."384
420		-	SECTION 2-4.385
421		-	Said title is further amended by adding new Code sections to read as follows:386
422		-	"50-13-24.387
423		-	(a) Not later than July 1, 2027, the Office of Planning and Budget or other designee of the388
424		-	Governor shall establish and publish a schedule for the review of the rules of all agencies,389
425		-	subject to the provisions of this chapter, on a four-year cycle, with the first of such reviews390
426		-	occurring in the 2028 calendar year. In establishing such schedule, the Office of Planning391
427		-	and Budget or other designee of the Governor shall take into consideration the volume of392
428		-	rules that will be subject to review in any given year and the ability of the public to provide393
429		-	meaningful input into such reviews. An agency that has been through a review under this394
430		-	Code section previously and, in the intervening years since such last review, has decreased395
431		-	the number of its rules by 10 percent or more shall be exempt from review under this Code396
432		-	section during that cycle.397
433		-	(b) The Office of Planning and Budget or other designee of the Governor shall notify in398
434		-	December of the immediately preceding year each agency whose rules are subject to399
435		-	review in a given calendar year of the upcoming review period. All rules of an agency that400
436		-	are scheduled for review under this Code section shall stand automatically repealed on401
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439		-	December 31 of the review year unless the rules are continued or repromulgated pursuant402
440		-	to this Code section.403
441		-	(c) In the year of review, each agency shall undertake an analysis of each of its rules and404
442		-	shall create a written report of the results of such analysis. Such analysis shall consider:405
443		-	(1) Whether the benefits sought to be achieved by the rule are being realized and are in406
444		-	compliance with current law;407
445		-	(2) Whether such benefits justify the costs of implementing and complying with the408
446		-	provisions of the rule;409
447		-	(3) Whether there are less restrictive and less costly alternatives to accomplish the410
448		-	desired benefits or results; and411
449		-	(4) Whether the rule is mandated by federal law as a requirement for participating in or412
450		-	implementing a federally subsidized or assisted program and whether the proposed rule413
451		-	exceeds the requirements of such applicable federal law.414
452		-	The Office of Planning and Budget or other designee of the Governor shall develop and415
453		-	provide to each agency a standardized process and forms for such analysis and shall make416
454		-	such process and forms available on the Office of Planning and Budget's public website not417
455		-	later than October 1, 2027. Such analysis shall be completed not later than September 1418
456		-	of the year of review. Such analysis shall be published on the agency's public website upon419
457		-	its completion and shall be submitted for review to the Office of Planning and Budget or420
458		-	other designee of the Governor, the chairperson of the House Committee on Budget and421
459		-	Fiscal Affairs Oversight, and the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Government422
460		-	Oversight.423
461		-	(d) As a part of the rules analysis process, each agency shall solicit public input on the424
462		-	impact, cost, and effectiveness of its rules. The public shall be notified of the opportunity425
463		-	to provide such input in a manner designed to obtain the widest possible public notification426
464		-	of interested parties, as well as by mailing such notice to all persons who have requested427
465		-	in writing that they be placed upon the mailing list maintained by the agency for advance428
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468		-	notice of its rule-making proceedings. The notice shall include a date by which public429
469		-	input shall be submitted for consideration which shall be not less than 30 days after the date430
470		-	the notice is published. Such notice shall be published not later than March 1 of the review431
471		-	year. In addition, the agency shall conduct at least two public hearings to receive public432
472		-	comment on its rules. Such public hearings shall be held in a manner designed to433
473		-	maximize public input and shall be completed not later than July 1 of the review year.434
474		-	(e) Agencies that desire to continue their rules in effect shall not simply repromulgate the435
475		-	rules and regulations without critical review of the necessity, effectiveness, and cost of436
476		-	such rules; without considering possible less onerous, less costly, and more effective437
477		-	alternatives to such rules; and without determining whether such rules or regulations are438
478		-	actually necessary.439
479		-	(f) Any rule that an agency desires to continue or repromulgate shall be repromulgated in440
480		-	the same manner as for new rules under this chapter. Any continuation or repromulgation441
481		-	of a rule shall reduce or maintain the current regulatory burden and costs of such rule and442
482		-	shall not increase such burden or costs.443
483		-	(g) The provisions of this Code section shall not apply to constitutional officers or their444
484		-	respective agencies, as such terms are defined in subsection (a) of Code Section 50-13-25.445
485		-	50-13-25.446
486		-	(a) As used in this Code section, the term:447
487		-	(1) 'Constitutional officer' means the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the448
488		-	Commissioner of Agriculture, the Commissioner of Insurance, the Commissioner of449
489		-	Labor, the commissioners of the Public Service Commission, and the State School450
490		-	Superintendent.451
491		-	(2) 'Respective agency' means:452
492		-	(A) With respect to the Attorney General, the Department of Law;453
493		-	(B) With respect to the Secretary of State, the office of the Secretary of State;454
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496		-	(C) With respect to the Commissioner of Agriculture, the Department of Agriculture;455
497		-	(D) With respect to the Commissioner of Insurance, the Department of Insurance;456
498		-	(E) With respect to the Commissioner of Labor, the Department of Labor;457
499		-	(F) With respect to the commissioners of the Public Service Commission, the Public458
500		-	Service Commission; and459
501		-	(G) With respect to the State School Superintendent, the Department of Education.460
502		-	(b) All constitutional officers shall, subject to the provisions of this chapter, review all of461
503		-	the rules promulgated by such constitutional officers, their predecessors, or their respective462
504		-	agencies that are in effect every four years, with the first year of review being the 2028463
505		-	calendar year. In subsequent review years after 2028, each constitutional officer and such464
506		-	officer's respective agency that has, in the intervening years since such last review,465
507		-	decreased the number of its rules by 10 percent or more shall be exempt from review under466
508		-	this Code section during that year of review.467
509		-	(c) All rules of a constitutional officer and such officer's respective agency that are468
510		-	scheduled for review under this Code section shall stand automatically repealed on469
511		-	December 31 of the review year unless the rules are continued or repromulgated pursuant470
512		-	to this Code section.471
513		-	(d) In the year of review, each constitutional officer and such officer's respective agencies472
514		-	shall undertake an analysis of each of its rules and shall create a written report of the results473
515		-	of such analysis. Such analysis shall consider:474
516		-	(1) Whether the benefits sought to be achieved by the rule are being realized and are in475
517		-	compliance with current law;476
518		-	(2) Whether such benefits justify the costs of implementing and complying with the477
519		-	provisions of the rule; and478
520		-	(3) Whether there are less restrictive and less costly alternatives to accomplish the479
521		-	desired benefits or results.480
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524		-	Such analysis shall be completed not later than September 1 of the year of review. Such481
525		-	analysis shall be published by the constitutional officer on such officer's respective482
526		-	agency's public website upon its completion and shall be forwarded to the chairpersons of483
527		-	the House Committee on Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight and the Senate Committee484
528		-	on Government Oversight.485
529		-	(e) As a part of the rules analysis process, each constitutional officer and such officer's486
530		-	respective agency shall solicit public input on the impact, cost, and effectiveness of its487
531		-	rules. The public shall be notified of the opportunity to provide such input in a manner488
532		-	designed to obtain the widest possible public notification of interested parties, as well as489
533		-	by mailing such notice to all persons who have requested in writing that they be placed490
534		-	upon the mailing list maintained by each constitutional officer or such officer's respective491
535		-	agency for advance notice of its rule-making proceedings. The notice shall include a date492
536		-	by which public input shall be submitted for consideration which shall be not less than 30493
537		-	days after the date the notice is published. Such notice shall be published not later than494
538		-	March 1 of the review year. In addition, each constitutional officer and such officer's495
539		-	respective agency shall conduct at least two public hearings to receive public comment on496
540		-	its rules. Such public hearings shall be held in a manner designed to maximize public input497
541		-	and shall be completed not later than July 1 of the review year.498
542		-	(f) Constitutional officers and their respective agencies that desire to continue their rules499
543		-	in effect shall not simply repromulgate the rules and regulations without critical review of500
544		-	the necessity, effectiveness, and cost of such rules; without considering possible less501
545		-	onerous, less costly, and more effective alternatives to such rules; and without determining502
546		-	whether such rules or regulations are actually necessary.503
547		-	(g) Any rule that a constitutional officer or such officer's respective agency desires to504
548		-	continue or repromulgate shall be repromulgated in the same manner as for new rules under505
549		-	this chapter. Any continuation or repromulgation of a rule shall reduce or maintain the506
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552		-	current regulatory burden and costs of such rule and shall not increase such burden or costs."507
553		-	PART III508
554		-	SECTION 3-1.509
555		-	Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, is amended in Code510
556		-	Section 31-6-21.1, relating to procedures for rule making by the Department of Community511
557		-	Health, by revising subsections (c) and (f) as follows:512
558		-	"(c) Any rule or part thereof to which an objection is made by both committees within the513
559		-	30 day objection period under subsection (b) of this Code section shall not be adopted by514
560		-	the department and shall be invalid if so adopted. A rule or part thereof thus prohibited515
561		-	from being adopted shall be deemed to have been withdrawn by the department unless the516
562		-	department, within the first 15 days of the next regular session of the General Assembly,517
563		-	transmits written notification to each member of the objecting committees that the518
564		-	department does not intend to withdraw that rule or part thereof but intends to adopt the519
565		-	specified rule or part effective the day following adjournment sine die of that regular520
566		-	session. A resolution objecting to such intended adoption may be introduced in either521
567		-	branch house of the General Assembly after the fifteenth day but before the thirtieth day522
568		-	of the session in which occurs the notification of intent not to withdraw a rule or part523
569		-	thereof. In the event the resolution is adopted by the branch house of the General524
570		-	Assembly in which the resolution was introduced, it shall be immediately transmitted to525
571		-	the other branch house of the General Assembly. It shall be the duty of the presiding526
572		-	officer of the other branch house to have that branch house, within five days after receipt527
573		-	of the resolution, consider the resolution for purposes of objecting to the intended adoption528
574		-	of the rule or part thereof. Upon such resolution being adopted by two-thirds of the vote529
575		-	of each branch house of the General Assembly, the rule or part thereof objected to in that530
576		-	resolution shall be disapproved and not adopted by the department. If the resolution is531
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579		-	adopted by a majority but by less than two-thirds of the vote of each such branch house,532
580		-	the resolution shall be submitted to the Governor for his or her approval or veto. In the533
581		-	event of a veto, or if no resolution is introduced objecting to the rule, or if the resolution534
582		-	introduced is not approved by at least a majority of the vote of each such branch house, the535
583		-	rule shall automatically become adopted the day following adjournment sine die of that536
584		-	regular session. In the event of the Governor's approval of the resolution, the rule shall be537
585		-	disapproved and not adopted by the department."538
586		-	"(f) Emergency rules shall not be subject to the requirements of subsection (b), (c), or (d)539
587		-	of this Code section but shall be subject to the requirements of subsection (b) of Code540
588		-	Section 50-13-4 and subsection (b) of Code Section 50-13-6. Upon the first expiration of541
589		-	any department emergency rules, where those emergency rules are intended to cover542
590		-	matters which had been dealt with by the department's nonemergency rules but such543
591		-	nonemergency rules have been objected to by both legislative committees under this Code544
592		-	section, the emergency rules concerning those matters may not again be adopted except for545
593		-	one 120 day period. No emergency rule or part thereof which is adopted by the department546
594		-	shall be valid unless adopted in compliance with this subsection."547
595		-	SECTION 3-2.548
596		-	Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, is amended549
597		-	in Code Section 50-13A-20, relating to applicability of provisions, by revising paragraph (3)550
598		-	of subsection (b) as follows:551
599		-	"(3) Code Section 50-13-6, except for paragraph (2) of subsection (c) (b);"552
600		-	S. B. 28 (SUB)
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602		-	PART IV553
603		-	SECTION 4-1.554
604		-	(a) Except as provided for in subsection (b) of this section, this Act shall become effective555
605		-	upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.556
606		-	(b) Section 2-4 of this Act shall become effective on June 1, 2027.557
607		-	SECTION 4-2.558
608		-	All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.559
609		-	S. B. 28 (SUB)
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	68	+	(5) The sponsor of the bill that is the subject of the small business impact analysis;54
	69	+	(6) The individual who requested the small business impact analysis, if such individual55
	70	+	is not listed in paragraphs (1) through (5) of this subsection;56
	71	+	(7) The Secretary of the Senate; and57
	72	+	(8) The Clerk of the House of Representatives.58
	73	+	(c)(1) If a bill that is the subject of a small business impact analysis prepared pursuant59
	74	+	to subsection (a) of this Code section is amended or is proposed to be amended, the60
	75	+	Office of Planning and Budget and the Department of Audits and Accounts shall revise61
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	78	+	such small business impact analysis to account for the amended version of such bill upon62
	79	+	the request of:63
	80	+	(A) The Governor, the President of the Senate, or any member of the General64
	81	+	Assembly, if such request is made prior to the convening of a session of the General65
	82	+	Assembly; or66
	83	+	(B) The Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of67
	84	+	Representatives, or the chairperson of a committee to which such bill has been68
	85	+	assigned, if such request is made after the convening of a session of the General69
	86	+	Assembly.70
	87	+	(2) A revised small business impact analysis requested pursuant to paragraph (1) of this71
	88	+	subsection shall be prepared and submitted by the director of the Office of Planning and72
	89	+	Budget and the state auditor in the same manner as the original small business impact73
	90	+	analysis pursuant to subsection (b) of this Code section.74
	91	+	(d)(1) The Office of Planning and Budget and the Department of Audits and Accounts75
	92	+	may contract with a person or persons independent of state government to prepare any76
	93	+	small business impact analysis or revised small business impact analysis requested77
	94	+	pursuant to this Code section.78
	95	+	(2) When preparing a small business impact analysis or revised small business impact79
	96	+	analysis requested pursuant to this Code section, the Office of Planning and Budget, the80
	97	+	Department of Audits and Accounts, and any person or persons contracted with under81
	98	+	paragraph (1) of this subsection may consult with other units of state government, units82
	99	+	of local government, and business, industry, and community stakeholders impacted by83
	100	+	or having an interest in the bill that is the subject of such small business impact analysis.84
	101	+	(e) Any small business impact analysis or revised small business impact analysis prepared85
	102	+	for a bill pursuant to this Code section shall be attached to the bill by the Secretary of the86
	103	+	Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives and shall be read to the members of87
	104	+	each respective house of the General Assembly at the third reading of such bill. In88
	105	+	S. B. 28
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	107	+	addition, a copy of each small business impact analysis or revised small business impact89
	108	+	analysis prepared for a bill pursuant to this Code section shall be distributed to each90
	109	+	member of the respective house of the General Assembly before which such bill is pending91
	110	+	prior to any such bill being voted upon by such house of the General Assembly.92
	111	+	28-5-59.93
	112	+	Nothing in this article shall be construed to require any degree of formality of proof of94
	113	+	compliance with any requirement of this article, and any enrolled bill shall be conclusively95
	114	+	presumed to have been enacted in compliance with the requirements of this article."96
	115	+	SECTION 2-2.97
	116	+	Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, is amended98
	117	+	in Code Section 50-13-4, relating to procedural requirements for adoption, amendment, or99
	118	+	repeal of rules, emergency rules, limitation on action to contest rule, and legislative override,100
	119	+	by revising subsections (a), (b), (e), and (f) as follows:101
	120	+	"(a) Prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule, other than interpretive rules102
	121	+	or general statements of policy, the agency shall consider the economic impact of the103
	122	+	proposed rule and shall:104
	123	+	(1) Give at least 30 days' notice of its intended action. The notice shall include an exact105
	124	+	copy of the proposed rule and a synopsis of the proposed rule. The synopsis shall be106
	125	+	distributed with and in the same manner as the proposed rule. The synopsis shall contain107
	126	+	a statement of the purpose and the main features of the proposed rule, and, in the case of108
	127	+	a proposed amendatory rule, the synopsis also shall indicate the differences between the109
	128	+	existing rule and the proposed rule. The notice shall also include the exact date on which110
	129	+	the agency shall consider the adoption of the proposed rule and shall include the time and111
	130	+	place in order that interested persons may present their views thereon. The notice shall112
	131	+	also contain a citation of the authority pursuant to which the rule is proposed for adoption113
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	134	+	and, if the proposal is an amendment or repeal of an existing rule, the existing rule shall114
	135	+	be clearly identified. For any proposed rule for which the agency reasonably anticipates115
	136	+	that $1 million or more in cumulative implementation and compliance costs are116
	137	+	reasonably expected to be incurred by or passed along to individuals, businesses, and117
	138	+	units of local government as the result of the proposed rule over the initial five-year118
	139	+	period following the effective date of such proposed rule, the agency shall prepare and119
	140	+	there shall be included with the notice an economic analysis of the impact of the proposed120
	141	+	rule. If the agency determines that such cumulative implementation and compliance costs121
	142	+	of a proposed rule will be less than $1 million over the initial five-year period following122
	143	+	the effective date of such proposed rule, the agency shall prepare and there shall be123
	144	+	included with the notice a statement explaining the agency's rationale in making such124
	145	+	determination. An economic impact analysis required to be prepared by an agency and125
	146	+	included in the notice of a proposed rule under this paragraph shall include the following:126
	147	+	(A) An estimate, and identification when possible, of the number of individuals,127
	148	+	businesses, and units of local government subject to the proposed rule;128
	149	+	(B) The projected reporting, record keeping, and other administrative costs and time129
	150	+	required for compliance with the proposed rule, including the types of professional130
	151	+	skills necessary for preparation of any documentation, records, or reports required by131
	152	+	the proposed rule;132
	153	+	(C) A statement of the probable effect of the rule on impacted individuals, businesses,133
	154	+	and units of local government;134
	155	+	(D) Whether the proposed rule is mandated by federal law as a requirement for135
	156	+	participating in or implementing a federally subsidized or assisted program and whether136
	157	+	the proposed rule exceeds the requirements of such applicable federal law;137
	158	+	(E) A comparison of the anticipated costs and benefits of the proposed rule;138
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	161	+	(F) A description of the efforts taken by the agency to minimize the cost and impact139
	162	+	of the proposed rule on individuals, businesses, and units of local government in this140
	163	+	state; and141
	164	+	(G) Such other provisions or information the agency deems reasonably necessary for142
	165	+	the General Assembly and the public to assess the economic impact of the proposed143
	166	+	rule.144
	167	+	The notice shall be mailed to all persons who have requested in writing that they be145
	168	+	placed upon a mailing list which shall be maintained by the agency for advance notice146
	169	+	of its rule-making proceedings and who have tendered the actual cost of such mailing as147
	170	+	from time to time estimated by the agency and to the Office of Planning and Budget or148
	171	+	other designee of the Governor;149
	172	+	(2) Afford to all interested persons reasonable opportunity to submit data, views, or150
	173	+	arguments, orally or in writing. In the case of substantive rules, opportunity for oral151
	174	+	hearing must be granted if requested by 25 persons who will be directly affected by the152
	175	+	proposed rule, by a governmental subdivision, or by an association having not less153
	176	+	than 25 members. The agency shall consider fully all written and oral submissions154
	177	+	respecting the proposed rule. Upon adoption of a rule, the agency, if requested to do so155
	178	+	by an interested person either prior to adoption or within 30 days thereafter, shall issue156
	179	+	a concise statement of the principal reasons for and against its adoption and incorporate157
	180	+	therein its reason for overruling the consideration urged against its adoption;158
	181	+	(3) In the formulation and adoption of any rule which will have an economic impact on159
	182	+	businesses in the state, reduce the economic impact of the rule on small businesses which160
	183	+	are independently owned and operated, are not dominant in their field, and161
	184	+	employ 100 300 employees or less fewer by implementing one or more of the following162
	185	+	actions when it is legal and feasible in meeting the stated objectives of the statutes which163
	186	+	are the basis of the proposed rule:164
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	189	+	(A) Establish differing reduced compliance or reporting requirements or and differing165
	190	+	timetables for small businesses;166
	191	+	(B) Clarify, consolidate, or simplify the compliance and reporting requirements under167
	192	+	the rule for small businesses;168
	193	+	(C) Establish performance rather than design standards for small businesses; or169
	194	+	(D) Exempt small businesses from any or all requirements of the rules;170
	195	+	(4) In the formulation and adoption of any rule which places administrative burdens on171
	196	+	charitable organizations in this state, including, but not limited to, any rule that would172
	197	+	require any new or expanded filing or reporting requirements or that would limit the173
	198	+	ability of charitable organizations to solicit or collect funds, the agency or official shall:174
	199	+	(A) Absent the showing of a compelling state interest, not impose any annual filing or175
	200	+	reporting requirements on an organization regulated or specifically exempted from176
	201	+	regulation under Chapter 17 of Title 43, the 'Georgia Charitable Solicitations Act of177
	202	+	1988,' that are more burdensome than the requirements authorized by applicable law,178
	203	+	and any such filing or reporting requirements shall be narrowly tailored to achieve such179
	204	+	compelling state interest. The requirements of this subparagraph shall not apply to the180
	205	+	state's direct spending programs; and181
	206	+	(B) Email the notice provided for in paragraph (1) of this subsection to each182
	207	+	chairperson of any standing committee in each house as shown on the General183
	208	+	Assembly's public website.184
	209	+	For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'charitable organization' means a nonprofit185
	210	+	charitable organization which is exempt from taxation under the provisions of186
	211	+	Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code; and187
	212	+	(5) In the formulation and adoption of any rule, an agency shall choose an alternative188
	213	+	that does not impose excessive regulatory costs on any regulated person or entity which189
	214	+	costs could be reduced by a less expensive alternative that fully accomplishes the stated190
	215	+	objectives of the statutes which are the basis of the proposed rule.191
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	218	+	(b) If any agency finds that an imminent peril to the public health, safety, or welfare,
	219	+	192
	220	+	including,
	221	+	but not limited to, summary processes such as quarantines, contrabands,193
	222	+	seizures, and the like authorized by law without notice, requires adoption of a rule,194
	223	+	including a rule that would require an economic impact analysis if adopted pursuant to195
	224	+	subsection (a) of this Code section, upon fewer than 30 days' notice and states in writing196
	225	+	its reasons for that finding, it may proceed without prior notice or hearing or upon any197
	226	+	abbreviated notice and hearing that it finds practicable to adopt an emergency rule. Any198
	227	+	such rule adopted relative to a public health emergency shall be submitted as promptly as199
	228	+	reasonably practicable to the House of Representatives and Senate Committees on200
	229	+	Judiciary, provided that any such rule adopted relative to a state of emergency by the State201
	230	+	Election Board shall be submitted as soon as practicable but not later than 20 days prior to202
	231	+	the rule taking effect. Any emergency rule adopted by the State Election Board pursuant203
	232	+	to the provisions of this subsection may be suspended upon the majority vote of the House204
	233	+	of Representatives or Senate Committees on Judiciary within ten days of the receipt of such205
	234	+	rule by the committees. The rule may be effective for a period of not longer than 120 days206
	235	+	but adoption of an emergency rule pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall not207
	236	+	preclude the adoption of an identical rule under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of208
	237	+	this Code section is not precluded; provided, however, that such a rule adopted pursuant209
	238	+	to discharge of responsibility under an executive order declaring a state of emergency or210
	239	+	disaster exists as a result of a public health emergency, as defined in Code Section 38-3-3,211
	240	+	shall be effective for the duration of the emergency or disaster and for a period of not more212
	241	+	than 120 days thereafter."213
	242	+	"(e)(1) The agency shall transmit the notice provided for in paragraph (1) of214
	243	+	subsection (a) of this Code section to the legislative counsel. The notice shall be215
	244	+	transmitted at least 30 days prior to the date of the agency's intended action.216
	245	+	(2) Within three days after receipt of the notice, if possible, the legislative counsel shall217
	246	+	furnish the presiding officers of each house with a copy of the notice, and, except for218
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	249	+	notices concerning a proposed rule for which an economic impact analysis is required219
	250	+	pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this Code section, the presiding officers220
	251	+	shall assign the notice to the chairperson of the appropriate standing committee in each221
	252	+	house for review and any member thereof who makes a standing written request. In the222
	253	+	event a presiding officer is unavailable for the purpose of making the assignment within223
	254	+	the time limitations, the legislative counsel shall assign the notice to the chairperson of224
	255	+	the appropriate standing committee. The legislative counsel shall also transmit within the225
	256	+	time limitations provided in this subsection a notice of the assignment to the chairperson226
	257	+	of the appropriate standing committee. Each standing committee of the Senate and the227
	258	+	House of Representatives is granted all the rights provided for interested persons and228
	259	+	governmental subdivisions in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this Code section.229
	260	+	(3) For any proposed rule that is adopted by an agency for which an economic impact230
	261	+	analysis is required pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this Code section, it231
	262	+	shall be the duty of the agency to notify the presiding officers of the Senate and the232
	263	+	House of Representatives and the legislative counsel of such adoption within ten days233
	264	+	after the adoption of the rule. Such rule may then be considered by the General234
	265	+	Assembly as provided in paragraph (3) of subsection (f) of this Code section.235
	266	+	(f)(1) In the event a standing committee to which a notice is assigned as provided in236
	267	+	subsection (e) of this Code section files an objection objects to a proposed rule prior to237
	268	+	its adoption and the agency adopts the proposed rule over the objection, the rule may be238
	269	+	considered by the branch house of the General Assembly whose committee objected to239
	270	+	its adoption by the introduction of a resolution for the purpose of overriding the rule at240
	271	+	any time within the first 30 days of the next regular session of the General Assembly. It241
	272	+	shall be the duty of any agency which adopts a proposed rule over such objection so to242
	273	+	notify the presiding officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the243
	274	+	chairpersons of the Senate and House committees to which the rule was referred, and the244
	275	+	legislative counsel within ten days after the adoption of the rule. In the event the245
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	278	+	resolution is adopted by such branch house of the General Assembly, it shall be246
	279	+	immediately transmitted to the other branch house of the General Assembly. It shall be247
	280	+	the duty of the presiding officer of the other branch house of the General Assembly to248
	281	+	have such branch house, within five days after the receipt of the resolution, to consider249
	282	+	the resolution for the purpose of overriding the rule. In the event the resolution is250
	283	+	adopted by two-thirds of the votes of each branch house of the General Assembly, the251
	284	+	rule shall be void on the day after the adoption of the resolution by the second branch252
	285	+	house of the General Assembly. In the event the resolution is ratified by less than253
	286	+	two-thirds of the votes of either branch house, the resolution shall be submitted to the254
	287	+	Governor for his or her approval or veto. In the event of his or her the Governor's veto,255
	288	+	or if no resolution is introduced for the purpose of overriding the rule, or if the resolution256
	289	+	introduced is not approved by at least a majority of the vote of each house of the General257
	290	+	Assembly, the rule shall remain in effect adopted and shall become or remain effective258
	291	+	in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 50-13-6. In the event of his or her259
	292	+	approval the Governor's approval of the resolution, the rule shall be void on the day after260
	293	+	the date of his or her approval.261
	294	+	(2) In the event each standing committee to which a notice is assigned as provided in262
	295	+	subsection (e) of this Code section files an objection objects to a proposed rule prior to263
	296	+	its adoption by a two-thirds' vote of the members of the committee who were voting264
	297	+	members on the tenth day of the current session, after having given public notice of the265
	298	+	time, place, and purpose of such vote at least 48 hours in advance, as well as the266
	299	+	opportunity for members of the public, including the promulgating agency, to have a267
	300	+	reasonable time to comment on the proposed committee action at the hearing, the268
	301	+	effectiveness of such rule shall be stayed until the next legislative session at which time269
	302	+	the rule may be considered by the General Assembly by the introduction of a resolution270
	303	+	in either branch of the General Assembly for the purpose of overriding the rule at any271
	304	+	time within the first 30 days of the next regular session of the General Assembly not be272
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	307	+	adopted by the promulgating agency and shall instead be deemed withdrawn by the273
	308	+	promulgating agency unless such agency, within the first 15 days of the next regular274
	309	+	session of the General Assembly, transmits written notification to the chairpersons of the275
	310	+	objecting committees that such agency does not intend to withdraw such rule but instead276
	311	+	intends to adopt such rule following adjournment sine die of that regular session. Such277
	312	+	notification shall include a detailed statement setting forth the basis for and necessity of278
	313	+	the proposed rule, an explanation of how the adoption of the proposed rule is within the279
	314	+	authority of the promulgating agency, any alternatives to the proposed rule considered280
	315	+	by the promulgating agency, and the potential costs or adverse effects of the proposed281
	316	+	rule, as well as the identification of those likely to bear such costs or adverse effects. A282
	317	+	resolution objecting to the intended adoption of the proposed rule may be introduced in283
	318	+	either house of the General Assembly after the fifteenth day but before the thirtieth day284
	319	+	of the regular session in which the notice of intent not to withdraw the proposed rule was285
	320	+	given by the promulgating agency in accordance with this paragraph. In the event the286
	321	+	resolution is adopted by the branch house of the General Assembly in which it was287
	322	+	introduced, it shall be immediately transmitted to the other branch house of the General288
	323	+	Assembly. It shall be the duty of the presiding officer of the other branch house of the289
	324	+	General Assembly to have such branch house, within five days after the receipt of the290
	325	+	resolution, to consider the resolution for the purpose of overriding objecting to the291
	326	+	intended adoption of the proposed rule. In the event the resolution is adopted by292
	327	+	two-thirds of the votes of each branch house of the General Assembly, the proposed rule293
	328	+	shall be void on the day after the adoption of the resolution by the second branch of the294
	329	+	General Assembly shall be disapproved and shall not be adopted by the promulgating295
	330	+	agency. In the event the resolution is ratified by less than two-thirds of the votes of either296
	331	+	branch house, the resolution shall be submitted to the Governor for his or her approval297
	332	+	or veto. In the event of his or her the Governor's veto, the rule shall remain in effect or298
	333	+	if no resolution is introduced objecting to the proposed rule, or if the resolution299
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	336	+	introduced is not approved by at least a majority of the vote of each house of the General300
	337	+	Assembly, the proposed rule shall automatically become adopted the day following301
	338	+	adjournment sine die of that regular session and shall become effective in accordance302
	339	+	with the provisions of Code Section 50-13-6. In the event of his or her the Governor's303
	340	+	approval of the resolution, the proposed rule shall be void on the day after the date of his304
	341	+	or her approval disapproved and shall not be adopted by the promulgating agency. If305
	342	+	after the thirtieth legislative day of the legislative session of which the challenged rule306
	343	+	was to be considered the General Assembly has not considered an override of the307
	344	+	challenged rule pursuant to this subsection, the rule shall then immediately take effect.308
	345	+	(3) Any proposed rule for which an economic impact analysis is required pursuant to309
	346	+	paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this Code section that is adopted by an agency may be310
	347	+	considered by either house of the General Assembly by the introduction of a resolution311
	348	+	for the purpose of ratifying the rule at any time within the first 30 days of the next regular312
	349	+	session of the General Assembly. In the event the resolution is adopted by a house of the313
	350	+	General Assembly, it shall be immediately transmitted to the other house of the General314
	351	+	Assembly. It shall be the duty of the presiding officer of the other house of the General315
	352	+	Assembly to have such house, within five days after the receipt of the resolution, to316
	353	+	consider the resolution for the purpose of ratifying the rule. In the event the resolution317
	354	+	is adopted by two-thirds of the votes of each house of the General Assembly, the rule318
	355	+	shall remain adopted and shall become effective in accordance with the provisions of319
	356	+	Code Section 50-13-6. In the event the resolution is ratified by less than two-thirds of the320
	357	+	votes of either house, the resolution shall be submitted to the Governor for his or her321
	358	+	approval or veto. In the event of the Governor's approval of the resolution, the rule shall322
	359	+	remain adopted and shall become effective in accordance with the provisions of Code323
	360	+	Section 50-13-6. In the event of the Governor's veto, or if no resolution is introduced for324
	361	+	the purpose of ratifying the rule, or if the resolution introduced is not approved by at least325
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	364	+	a majority of the vote of each house of the General Assembly, the rule shall be void and326
	365	+	shall not take effect."327
	366	+	SECTION 2-3.328
	367	+	Said title is further amended by revising Code Section 50-13-6, relating to rules not effective329
	368	+	until 20 days after filed with the Secretary of State, maintenance of record of the rules,330
	369	+	exceptions, and rules governing manner and form of filing, as follows:331
	370	+	"50-13-6.332
	371	+	(a)(1) Each rule adopted after July 1, 1965, shall not become effective until the333
	372	+	expiration of 20 days after the rule is filed in the office of the Secretary of State Except334
	373	+	for emergency rules adopted pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 50-13-4, any rule335
	374	+	that is adopted shall not become effective unless it is filed with the office of the Secretary336
	375	+	of State and such rule, if filed with the office of the Secretary of State between January 1337
	376	+	and June 30 of a calendar year, shall become effective on July 1 of that year or, if filed338
	377	+	with the office of the Secretary of State between July 1 and December 31 of a calendar339
	378	+	year, shall become effective on January 1 of the immediately succeeding calendar year. 340
	379	+	Each rule so filed shall contain a citation of the authority pursuant to which it was341
	380	+	adopted and, if an amendment or repeal of an existing rule, shall clearly identify the342
	381	+	original rule.343
	382	+	(2) No adopted rule for which an economic impact analysis is required pursuant to344
	383	+	paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section 50-13-4 shall be filed with the office of345
	384	+	the Secretary of State, and such office shall not accept the filing of such rule, unless and346
	385	+	until such rule is ratified in accordance with paragraph (3) of subsection (f) of Code347
	386	+	Section 50-13-4. Once such rule is so ratified, it may be filed with the office of the348
	387	+	Secretary of State and take effect in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) of349
	388	+	this subsection based on the date such rule is so filed.350
	389	+	(b) Any emergency rule adopted pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 50-13-4 shall:351
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	392	+	(1) Become effective immediately upon its adoption or on such later date as the352
	393	+	promulgating agency may prescribe and may be effective for a period of not longer than353
	394	+	120 days; provided, however, that such an emergency rule adopted pursuant to a354
	395	+	discharge of responsibility under an executive order declaring that a state of emergency355
	396	+	or disaster exists as a result of a public health emergency, as defined in Code Section356
	397	+	38-3-3, shall be effective for the duration of the emergency or disaster and for a period357
	398	+	of not more than 120 days thereafter; and358
	399	+	(2) Be filed, along with a copy of the finding as required by subsection (b) of Code359
	400	+	Section 50-13-4, with the office of the Secretary of State within four days after its360
	401	+	adoption.361
	402	+	(b)(c) The Secretary of State shall endorse on each rule thus filed the time and date of362
	403	+	filing and shall maintain a record of the rules for public inspection.363
	404	+	(c) The 20 day filing period is subject to the following exceptions:364
	405	+	(1) Where a statute or the terms of the rule require a date which is later than the 20 day365
	406	+	period, then the later date is the effective date; and366
	407	+	(2) Any emergency rule adopted pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 50-13-4 may367
	408	+	become effective immediately upon adoption or within a period of less than 20 days. The368
	409	+	emergency rule, with a copy of the finding as required by subsection (b) of Code369
	410	+	Section 50-13-4, shall be filed with the office of the Secretary of State within four370
	411	+	working days after its adoption.371
	412	+	(d) The Secretary of State shall prescribe rules governing the manner and form in which372
	413	+	regulations shall be prepared for filing. The Secretary may refuse to accept for filing any373
	414	+	rule that does not conform to such requirements."374
	415	+	SECTION 2-4.375
	416	+	Said title is further amended by adding new Code sections to read as follows:376
	417	+	"50-13-24.377
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	420	+	(a) Not later than July 1, 2027, the Office of Planning and Budget or other designee of the378
	421	+	Governor shall establish and publish a schedule for the review of the rules of all agencies,379
	422	+	subject to the provisions of this chapter, on a four-year cycle, with the first of such reviews380
	423	+	occurring in the 2028 calendar year. In establishing such schedule, the Office of Planning381
	424	+	and Budget or other designee of the Governor shall take into consideration the volume of382
	425	+	rules that will be subject to review in any given year and the ability of the public to provide383
	426	+	meaningful input into such reviews. An agency that has been through a review under this384
	427	+	Code section previously and, in the intervening years since such last review, has decreased385
	428	+	the number of its rules by 10 percent or more shall be exempt from review under this Code386
	429	+	section during that cycle.387
	430	+	(b) The Office of Planning and Budget or other designee of the Governor shall notify in388
	431	+	December of the immediately preceding year each agency whose rules are subject to389
	432	+	review in a given calendar year of the upcoming review period. All rules of an agency that390
	433	+	are scheduled for review under this Code section shall stand automatically repealed on391
	434	+	December 31 of the review year unless the rules are continued or repromulgated pursuant392
	435	+	to this Code section.393
	436	+	(c) In the year of review, each agency shall undertake an analysis of each of its rules and394
	437	+	shall create a written report of the results of such analysis. Such analysis shall consider:395
	438	+	(1) Whether the benefits sought to be achieved by the rule are being realized and are in396
	439	+	compliance with current law;397
	440	+	(2) Whether such benefits justify the costs of implementing and complying with the398
	441	+	provisions of the rule; and399
	442	+	(3) Whether there are less restrictive and less costly alternatives to accomplish the400
	443	+	desired benefits or results.401
	444	+	The Office of Planning and Budget or other designee of the Governor shall develop and402
	445	+	provide to each agency a standardized process and forms for such analysis and shall make403
	446	+	such process and forms available on the Office of Planning and Budget's public website not404
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	449	+	later than October 1, 2027. Such analysis shall be completed not later than September 1405
	450	+	of the year of review. Such analysis shall be published on the agency's public website upon406
	451	+	its completion and shall be submitted to the Office of Planning and Budget or other407
	452	+	designee of the Governor for review.408
	453	+	(d) As a part of the rules analysis process, each agency shall solicit public input on the409
	454	+	impact, cost, and effectiveness of its rules. The public shall be notified of the opportunity410
	455	+	to provide such input in a manner designed to obtain the widest possible public notification411
	456	+	of interested parties, as well as by mailing such notice to all persons who have requested412
	457	+	in writing that they be placed upon the mailing list maintained by the agency for advance413
	458	+	notice of its rule-making proceedings. The notice shall include a date by which public414
	459	+	input shall be submitted for consideration which shall be not less than 30 days after the date415
	460	+	the notice is published. Such notice shall be published not later than March 1 of the review416
	461	+	year. In addition, the agency shall conduct at least two public hearings to receive public417
	462	+	comment on its rules. Such public hearings shall be held in a manner designed to418
	463	+	maximize public input and shall be completed not later than July 1 of the review year.419
	464	+	(e) Agencies that desire to continue their rules in effect shall not simply repromulgate the420
	465	+	rules and regulations without critical review of the necessity, effectiveness, and cost of421
	466	+	such rules; without considering possible less onerous, less costly, and more effective422
	467	+	alternatives to such rules; and without determining whether such rules or regulations are423
	468	+	actually necessary.424
	469	+	(f) Any rule that an agency desires to continue or repromulgate shall be repromulgated in425
	470	+	the same manner as for new rules under this chapter. Any continuation or repromulgation426
	471	+	of a rule shall reduce or maintain the current regulatory burden and costs of such rule and427
	472	+	shall not increase such burden or costs.428
	473	+	(g) The provisions of this Code section shall not apply to constitutional officers or their429
	474	+	respective agencies, as such terms are defined in subsection (a) of Code Section 50-13-25.430
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	477	+	50-13-25.431
	478	+	(a) As used in this Code section, the term:432
	479	+	(1) 'Constitutional officer' means the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the433
	480	+	Commissioner of Agriculture, the Commissioner of Insurance, the Commissioner of434
	481	+	Labor, the commissioners of the Public Service Commission, and the State School435
	482	+	Superintendent.436
	483	+	(2) 'Respective agency' means:437
	484	+	(A) With respect to the Attorney General, the Department of Law;438
	485	+	(B) With respect to the Secretary of State, the office of the Secretary of State;439
	486	+	(C) With respect to the Commissioner of Agriculture, the Department of Agriculture;440
	487	+	(D) With respect to the Commissioner of Insurance, the Department of Insurance;441
	488	+	(E) With respect to the Commissioner of Labor, the Department of Labor;442
	489	+	(F) With respect to the commissioners of the Public Service Commission, the Public443
	490	+	Service Commission; and444
	491	+	(G) With respect to the State School Superintendent, the Department of Education.445
	492	+	(b) All constitutional officers shall, subject to the provisions of this chapter, review all of446
	493	+	the rules promulgated by such constitutional officers, their predecessors, or their respective447
	494	+	agencies that are in effect every four years, with the first year of review being the 2028448
	495	+	calendar year. In subsequent review years after 2028, each constitutional officer and such449
	496	+	officer's respective agency that has, in the intervening years since such last review,450
	497	+	decreased the number of its rules by 10 percent or more shall be exempt from review under451
	498	+	this Code section during that year of review.452
	499	+	(c) All rules of a constitutional officer and such officer's respective agency that are453
	500	+	scheduled for review under this Code section shall stand automatically repealed on454
	501	+	December 31 of the review year unless the rules are continued or repromulgated pursuant455
	502	+	to this Code section.456
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	505	+	(d) In the year of review, each constitutional officer and such officer's respective agencies457
	506	+	shall undertake an analysis of each of its rules and shall create a written report of the results458
	507	+	of such analysis. Such analysis shall consider:459
	508	+	(1) Whether the benefits sought to be achieved by the rule are being realized and are in460
	509	+	compliance with current law;461
	510	+	(2) Whether such benefits justify the costs of implementing and complying with the462
	511	+	provisions of the rule; and463
	512	+	(3) Whether there are less restrictive and less costly alternatives to accomplish the464
	513	+	desired benefits or results.465
	514	+	Such analysis shall be completed not later than September 1 of the year of review. Such466
	515	+	analysis shall be published by the constitutional officer on such officer's respective467
	516	+	agency's public website upon its completion.468
	517	+	(e) As a part of the rules analysis process, each constitutional officer and such officer's469
	518	+	respective agency shall solicit public input on the impact, cost, and effectiveness of its470
	519	+	rules. The public shall be notified of the opportunity to provide such input in a manner471
	520	+	designed to obtain the widest possible public notification of interested parties, as well as472
	521	+	by mailing such notice to all persons who have requested in writing that they be placed473
	522	+	upon the mailing list maintained by each constitutional officer or such officer's respective474
	523	+	agency for advance notice of its rule-making proceedings. The notice shall include a date475
	524	+	by which public input shall be submitted for consideration which shall be not less than 30476
	525	+	days after the date the notice is published. Such notice shall be published not later than477
	526	+	March 1 of the review year. In addition, each constitutional officer and such officer's478
	527	+	respective agency shall conduct at least two public hearings to receive public comment on479
	528	+	its rules. Such public hearings shall be held in a manner designed to maximize public input480
	529	+	and shall be completed not later than July 1 of the review year.481
	530	+	(f) Constitutional officers and their respective agencies that desire to continue their rules482
	531	+	in effect shall not simply repromulgate the rules and regulations without critical review of483
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	534	+	the necessity, effectiveness, and cost of such rules; without considering possible less484
	535	+	onerous, less costly, and more effective alternatives to such rules; and without determining485
	536	+	whether such rules or regulations are actually necessary.486
	537	+	(g) Any rule that a constitutional officer or such officer's respective agency desires to487
	538	+	continue or repromulgate shall be repromulgated in the same manner as for new rules under488
	539	+	this chapter. Any continuation or repromulgation of a rule shall reduce or maintain the489
	540	+	current regulatory burden and costs of such rule and shall not increase such burden or490
	541	+	costs."491
	542	+	PART III492
	543	+	SECTION 3-1.493
	544	+	Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, is amended in Code494
	545	+	Section 31-6-21.1, relating to procedures for rule making by the Department of Community495
	546	+	Health, by revising subsections (c) and (f) as follows:496
	547	+	"(c) Any rule or part thereof to which an objection is made by both committees within the497
	548	+	30 day objection period under subsection (b) of this Code section shall not be adopted by498
	549	+	the department and shall be invalid if so adopted. A rule or part thereof thus prohibited499
	550	+	from being adopted shall be deemed to have been withdrawn by the department unless the500
	551	+	department, within the first 15 days of the next regular session of the General Assembly,501
	552	+	transmits written notification to each member of the objecting committees that the502
	553	+	department does not intend to withdraw that rule or part thereof but intends to adopt the503
	554	+	specified rule or part effective the day following adjournment sine die of that regular504
	555	+	session. A resolution objecting to such intended adoption may be introduced in either505
	556	+	branch house of the General Assembly after the fifteenth day but before the thirtieth day506
	557	+	of the session in which occurs the notification of intent not to withdraw a rule or part507
	558	+	thereof. In the event the resolution is adopted by the branch house of the General508
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	561	+	Assembly in which the resolution was introduced, it shall be immediately transmitted to
	562	+	509
	563	+	the other branch
	564	+	house of the General Assembly. It shall be the duty of the presiding510
	565	+	officer of the other branch house to have that branch house, within five days after receipt511
	566	+	of the resolution, consider the resolution for purposes of objecting to the intended adoption512
	567	+	of the rule or part thereof. Upon such resolution being adopted by two-thirds of the vote513
	568	+	of each branch house of the General Assembly, the rule or part thereof objected to in that514
	569	+	resolution shall be disapproved and not adopted by the department. If the resolution is515
	570	+	adopted by a majority but by less than two-thirds of the vote of each such branch house,516
	571	+	the resolution shall be submitted to the Governor for his or her approval or veto. In the517
	572	+	event of a veto, or if no resolution is introduced objecting to the rule, or if the resolution518
	573	+	introduced is not approved by at least a majority of the vote of each such branch house, the519
	574	+	rule shall automatically become adopted the day following adjournment sine die of that520
	575	+	regular session. In the event of the Governor's approval of the resolution, the rule shall be521
	576	+	disapproved and not adopted by the department."522
	577	+	"(f) Emergency rules shall not be subject to the requirements of subsection (b), (c), or (d)523
	578	+	of this Code section but shall be subject to the requirements of subsection (b) of Code524
	579	+	Section 50-13-4 and subsection (b) of Code Section 50-13-6. Upon the first expiration of525
	580	+	any department emergency rules, where those emergency rules are intended to cover526
	581	+	matters which had been dealt with by the department's nonemergency rules but such527
	582	+	nonemergency rules have been objected to by both legislative committees under this Code528
	583	+	section, the emergency rules concerning those matters may not again be adopted except for529
	584	+	one 120 day period. No emergency rule or part thereof which is adopted by the department530
	585	+	shall be valid unless adopted in compliance with this subsection."531
	586	+	SECTION 3-2.532
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	589	+	Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, is amended
	590	+	533
	591	+	in Code Section 50-13A-20, relating to applicability of provisions, by revising paragraph (3)534
	592	+	of subsection (b) as follows:535
	593	+	"(3) Code Section 50-13-6, except for paragraph (2) of
	594	+	subsection (c)(b);"536
	595	+	PART IV537
	596	+	SECTION 4-1.538
	597	+	(a) Except as provided for in subsection (b) of this section, this Act shall become effective539
	598	+	upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.540
	599	+	(b) Section 2-4 of this Act shall become effective on June 1, 2027.541
	600	+	SECTION 4-2.542
	601	+	All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.543
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