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Supporters tell committee REINS Act would shift approval of high-cost rules to legislature
Summary
Witnesses from Americans for Prosperity, Pacific Legal Foundation and FGA Action testified in favor of House Bill 11 (the REINS Act), which would require legislative approval for agency rules meeting specified fiscal thresholds; witnesses cited examples from other states and said the measure restores legislative authority over major regulations.
Witnesses for proponents told the House Government Oversight Committee that House Bill 11, a REINS-style measure, would require the General Assembly to approve agency rules that exceed specified fiscal thresholds before those rules could take effect.
Hannah Cubbins, legislative director for Americans for Prosperity Ohio, told the committee the bill would trigger full legislative approval where a proposed rule exceeds $100,000 in agency costs or compliance costs or $1,000,000 in economic impact over a biennium, and argued the measure would restore legislative accountability for high-impact regulation. "The REINS Act aims to restore accountability by ensuring…
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