SENATE DOCKET, NO. 237        FILED ON: 1/14/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1571

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bruce E. Tarr

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to require periodic regulatory review at the Department of Revenue.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

Viriato M. deMacedo

Plymouth and Barnstable

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

Second Hampden and Hampshire

Robert L. Hedlund

Plymouth and Norfolk


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 237        FILED ON: 1/14/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1571

By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1571) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Robert L. Hedlund for legislation to require periodic regulatory review at the Department of Revenue.  Revenue.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act to require periodic regulatory review at the Department of Revenue.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 6 of Chapter 14 of Massachusetts General Laws as appearing in the 2014 official edition, is hereby amended by inserting after paragraph 9, the following new paragraph:-

10. Shall review rules and regulations promulgated by the department at least once every five years. The commissioner shall evaluate the need, clarity of language, and relevance of rules and regulations by following an establish criteria including but not limited to the scope and intent of the statutory authority; the benefits received and the costs imposed on the commonwealth; the burden imposed on taxpayers; the impact of cumulative regulations; and the appearance of duplicative regulations.

The commissioner shall report to the governor, secretary of administration and finance, the joint committee on state administration and regulatory oversight, and the house and senate committees on ways and means the finding and recommendations, if any, together with drafts of regulation and legislation necessary to carry the recommendations into effect by filing the same with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives on or before December 31 of each year a report is due.