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Senators debate and advance competing bills to increase legislative review of major regulations
Summary
Three bills presented in the Government Organization Committee would subject agency rules with projected economic impacts over $50 million to more legislative scrutiny. Authors said the measures restore accountability; labor and scientific groups warned they could delay life‑saving protections. The committee advanced two measures and initially failed one, then granted reconsideration.
Senators spent much of a committee session debating how far the Legislature should reassert control over major agency regulations.
Senator Strickland introduced SB 885, the "Restore Accountability Act," saying the measure would require legislative review and approval of any regulation with an estimated economic impact of $50,000,000 or more. "Every bill that comes before us, I know, at least for me, every bill that comes before us, I look at what the economic impact would be for my constituents," he said, arguing voters deserve oversight by elected officials. Strickland said he would accept a 60‑day timing amendment but not committee amendments he said would unduly slow the process.
Supporters including Tim Taylor of the National Federation of Independent Business and Scott Kaufman of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association told the committee SB 885 would restore transparency and…
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