Commission Review of Existing Regulations

The Commission conducted a review of existing regulations at the request of legislative standing committees of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. This extensive project covered rulemakings from 10 different agencies, including 40 prior rulemakings, 103 additional Chapters of regulations, and two subchapters.

Section 8.1 of Pennsylvania's Regulatory Review Act allows interested parties, including members of the General Assembly and legislative standing committees of the House and Senate, to request the review of existing regulations that have been in effect for more than three years. If, after the completion of its review, the Commission finds that a regulation is no longer in the public interest, the Commission may issue recommendations to an agency for regulatory changes or to the General Assembly for statutory changes.

Details on our comprehensive review of existing regulations, together with the Commission's recommendation, can be found below. The full report on this review can be found here: Final Report