HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1201        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1694

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Shaunna L. O'Connell and Geoff Diehl

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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 relative to the implementation of regulations on businesses.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

1/18/2017

Geoff Diehl

7th Plymouth

2/3/2017

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

1/24/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1201        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1694

By Representatives O'Connell of Taunton and Diehl of Whitman, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1694) of Shaunna L. O'Connell, Geoff Diehl and David F. DeCoste for legislation to delay the implementation of new regulations for a year subsequent to publication.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2800 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to the implementation of regulations on businesses.

 

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. The fifth paragraph of section 6 of chapter 30A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:-

Regulations other than emergency regulations, which are adopted pursuant to sections 2 and 3, shall become effective only 1 year after being published in accordance with this section, or, in the case of any regulation as to which a later effective date is required by any law, or is specified in such regulation by the agency adopting the same, upon such later date or upon 1 year after such publication, whichever last occurs.

SECTION 2. Said fifth paragraph of said section 6 of said chapter 30A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the following sentences:-

During the period between the adoption of, and effective date of, a regulation other than an emergency regulation, the agency enforcing or administrating such regulation shall provide information to those businesses or industries affected by the regulation by, either: (i) holding a public hearing, notice of which shall be published at least 14 days prior to the hearing in an appropriate newspaper, trade, industry or professional publication; or (ii) contacting the business or industry directly through mail or electronic mail. Such information shall include, at a minimum, a summary of the regulation, its intended purpose, and its anticipated impact on the business or industry.