Senate Approves Regulatory Reform Bill

State Senator Jim Seward announced Monday Senate approval of legislation he sponsored to allow the legislature to eliminate or amend state regulations that overstep their original intent.

Seward says the bill was part of a bi-partisan Senate package aimed at ridding New York State of unnecessary government regulations that inhibit job creation and drive up local property taxes.

"If we're going to get serious about breaking down the cost of getting business in New York and creating a much more competitive environment for businesses and bring down property taxes in New York State, we have to identify these expensive, onerous, duplicative  regulations and then eliminate them," Seward said. "That's exactly what this bi-partisan Senate package of regulatory reform will do."

Along with enacting the reform legislation, the Senate will also conduct industry specific public hearings across the state. The hearings will provide the opportunity for business owners and local elected officials to “go on the record” with their chief complaints and specific solutions.