HB 113 — An Act amending the act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), known as the Regulatory Review Act, further providing for proposed regulations and procedures for review.

PRINTER'S NO.   91

                      THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                          HOUSE BILL
                          No. 113
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY STRUZZI, BANTA, HAMM, JAMES, KUZMA, PICKETT, PUGH,
        ROWE, SMITH AND ZIMMERMAN, JANUARY 14, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, JANUARY 14, 2025


                                     AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), entitled
 2      "An act providing for independent oversight and review of
 3      regulations, creating an Independent Regulatory Review
 4      Commission, providing for its powers and duties and making
 5      repeals," further providing for proposed regulations and
 6      procedures for review.
 7      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 8   hereby enacts as follows:
 9      Section 1.     Section 5(a) of the act of June 25, 1982
10   (P.L.633, No.181), known as the Regulatory Review Act, is
11   amended by adding a paragraph to read:
12   Section 5.   Proposed regulations; procedures for review.
13      (a)   On the same date that an agency submits a proposed
14   regulation to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication
15   of notice of proposed rulemaking in the Pennsylvania Bulletin as
16   required by the Commonwealth Documents Law, the agency shall
17   submit to the commission and the committees a copy of the
18   proposed regulation and a regulatory analysis form which
19   includes the following:
20            * * *
 1        (10.2)    For any proposed regulation that deals in any way
 2    with the production, transportation or use of any form of
 3    fuel, energy or electricity, or that may possibly have any
 4    impact on the price of electricity, an analysis of any way in
 5    which the regulation could possibly increase electricity
 6    costs, even if only temporarily or over a longer time span,
 7    and a discussion of how this may negatively impact low-income
 8    residents.
 9        * * *
10    Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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