House File 99 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY HOGG and DANDEKAR
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act establishing a regulatory efficiency commission.
2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
3 TLSB 1312YH 81
4 jp/pj/5
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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 15E.315 REGULATORY EFFICIENCY
1 2 COMMISSION.
1 3 1. A regulatory efficiency commission is established for
1 4 purposes of identifying unneeded, outdated, or ineffective
1 5 regulations, fines, and fees that hinder business development
1 6 or efficient governmental operation relative to business
1 7 development activities. The commission shall also develop
1 8 methods for streamlining business access to regulatory
1 9 information. The commission shall maintain an ongoing process
1 10 for inviting, receiving, and considering suggestions from the
1 11 public or others for regulatory changes. Commission staffing
1 12 shall be provided by the department.
1 13 2. The commission shall consist of ten voting members
1 14 appointed by the governor and four ex officio members.
1 15 Members appointed by the governor are subject to confirmation
1 16 by the senate and shall serve three=year staggered terms as
1 17 designated by the governor beginning and ending as provided in
1 18 section 69.19. A vacancy in membership shall be filled in the
1 19 same manner as the original appointment. The members shall
1 20 serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for actual
1 21 and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official
1 22 duties as a member. The members of the commission shall
1 23 select a chairperson and any other officers deemed by the
1 24 commission to be necessary from their membership. The
1 25 commission shall meet at least quarterly but may meet as often
1 26 as necessary. Meetings shall be set by a majority of the
1 27 commission or upon the call of the chairperson. A majority of
1 28 the commission members shall constitute a quorum.
1 29 a. The ten voting members shall consist of the following:
1 30 (1) Two members shall be economic development
1 31 representatives from two different chambers of commerce. One
1 32 shall be from a metropolitan area with more than fifty
1 33 thousand people and one shall be from a metropolitan area with
1 34 fifty thousand people or less.
1 35 (2) Two members representing agricultural interests.
2 1 (3) One member representing the Iowa association of
2 2 business and industry.
2 3 (4) One member representing commercial=based businesses.
2 4 (5) One member representing manufacturing=based
2 5 businesses.
2 6 (6) One member representing the Iowa environmental
2 7 council.
2 8 (7) One member representing labor interests.
2 9 (8) One member representing consumer advocacy
2 10 organizations.
2 11 b. The four ex officio members shall be members of the
2 12 general assembly. Two members shall be from the senate and
2 13 two members shall be from the house of representatives, with
2 14 not more than one member from each chamber being from the same
2 15 political party. The two senators shall be designated by the
2 16 president of the senate after consultation with the majority
2 17 and minority leaders of the senate. The two representatives
2 18 shall be designated by the speaker of the house of
2 19 representatives after consultation with the majority and
2 20 minority leaders of the house of representatives. Legislative
2 21 members shall serve in an ex officio, nonvoting capacity.
2 22 3. The commission shall submit a written report annually
2 23 by December 15 to the governor and the general assembly. The
2 24 report shall include the findings and legislative
2 25 recommendations of the commission. The report shall be
2 26 distributed by the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk
2 27 of the house of representatives to the chairpersons and
2 28 members of the administrative rules review committee and to
2 29 the standing committees in the senate and the house of
2 30 representatives that deal with economic development and
2 31 economic growth.
2 32 EXPLANATION
2 33 This bill establishes a regulatory efficiency commission
2 34 staffed by the department of economic development.
2 35 The purpose of the commission is to identify unneeded,
3 1 outdated, or ineffective regulations, fines, and fees that
3 2 hinder business development or efficient governmental
3 3 operation relative to business development activities and
3 4 develop methods for streamlining business access to regulatory
3 5 information. The commission is required to maintain a process
3 6 for inviting, receiving, and considering suggestions for
3 7 regulatory changes.
3 8 The commission's 10 voting members are appointed by the
3 9 governor to represent chambers of commerce, agricultural
3 10 interests, the Iowa association of business and industry,
3 11 commercial=based businesses, manufacturing=based businesses,
3 12 the Iowa environmental council, labor interests, and consumer
3 13 advocacy organizations.
3 14 The commission is required to report annually to the
3 15 governor and general assembly.
3 16 LSB 1312YH 81
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