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Supporters urge lawmakers to adopt Ohio REINS Act to require legislative approval of high‑cost rules
Summary
Witnesses from Americans for Prosperity, Pacific Legal Foundation and FGA Action testified in favor of House Bill 11 (the Ohio REINS Act), which would require the General Assembly to approve agency rules that exceed specified economic thresholds; committee members asked about scope, emergency rules and local impacts. No committee vote was taken.
Witnesses from advocacy groups and a national legal foundation testified in favor of House Bill 11, the Ohio REINS Act, at the House Government Oversight Committee hearing. Supporters said the bill is intended to restore legislative authority over economically significant administrative rules by requiring affirmative legislative approval for rules that exceed preset fiscal thresholds.
Under the version presented, a proposed agency rule would trigger full legislative approval if it exceeded $100,000 in agency costs, $100,000 in compliance costs, or $1 million in economic impact over the biennium. Witnesses described the bill as a way for elected lawmakers to review major regulatory decisions and said several other states…
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