HB 124 — 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.   105

                      THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                          HOUSE BILL
                          No. 124
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY M. MACKENZIE, KAUFFMAN AND JAMES, JANUARY 16, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND
        OPERATIONS, JANUARY 16, 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        (15)     If the proposed regulation accepts or adopts
 2    guidance from the World Health Organization, United Nations
 3    or the World Economic Forum, all of the following:
 4               (i)    A statement demonstrating how the guidance from
 5        the World Health Organization, United Nations or the
 6        World Economic Forum applies to this Commonwealth.
 7               (ii)    A description of any data stating that the
 8        guidance from the World Health Organization, United
 9        Nations or the World Economic Forum applies to this
10        Commonwealth. The description shall include a detailed
11        explanation of how the data was obtained and why the data
12        is acceptable data. An agency advocating that any data is
13        acceptable data shall have the burden of proving that the
14        data is acceptable.
15    * * *
16    Section 2.       This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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