An Act amending the act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), known as the Regulatory Review Act, further providing for procedures for subsequent review of disapproved final-form or final-omitted regulations.
SB 553 amends Pennsylvania's Regulatory Review Act to add a formal process for reviewing regulations disapproved by the Independent Regulatory Review Commission. It gives legislative committees 14 days to propose a concurrent resolution blocking such regulations, after which the legislature has up to 30 days to approve the resolution (with potential veto override). If the legislature fails to act, agencies may proceed with the regulation; if approved, agencies are barred from reissuing the same or similar rules without new legislative authorization. This directly affects state agencies seeking to implement regulations and legislative committees overseeing regulatory oversight.
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in committee
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Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Apr 4, 2025
Last action Apr 4, 2025
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Apr 4, 2025
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Referred to Intergovernmental Operations
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1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cris Dush
RRepublican
Co
Greg Rothman
RRepublican
Co
Judy Ward
RRepublican
Co
Pat Stefano
RRepublican
Co
Tracy Pennycuick
RRepublican
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