Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora) has partnered with members of the New York State Senate in an effort to cut regulations currently inhibiting businesses in New York State. DiPietro has introduced four new bills in the Assembly that were recently passed in the State Senate as part of the Senate Majority’s regulatory reform package; the bills previously were without a sponsor in the Assembly.

“The Senate has passed comprehensive regulatory reform, and I wanted to make sure that these bills had every chance at becoming law. New Yorkers should know that my colleagues and I in the Assembly Minority Conference are also on board to alleviate the cumbersome red tape that is driving business out of state,” DiPietro said. “It’s time we release the bull and not rely on gimmicks to save our businesses. Corporate welfare will not make New York a job-friendly state for entrepreneurs. Instead, we should work to reduce burdensome regulations to lessen the threat of New York businesses going elsewhere and take jobs with them. Let’s solve the whole problem. This will help the struggling entrepreneur realize their American Dream.”

Identical versions of legislation must be passed in both houses and then signed by the governor in order to take effect. In response to the Senate’s passage of these regulatory reforms, and to help ensure the bills could become law during this legislative session (should the Assembly Majority allow the bills to come up for a vote), Assemblyman DiPietro introduced:

• Assembly Bill 7943 (as the companion to Senate Bill 5519) to establish an 11-member joint task force to review and make recommendations relating to each rule, regulation, and public authority;
• Assembly Bill 7937 (as the companion to Senate Bill 5161) to give the Administrative Regulations Review Commission (ARRC) more oversight authority and would allow ARRC to file suit when regulations violate state law;
• Assembly Bill 7986 (as the companion to Senate Bill 5166) to direct Governor Cuomo to repeal a minimum of 1,000 regulations currently inhibiting economic development and business; and
• Assembly Bill 7935 (as the companion to Senate Bill 5657) to create a 19-member task force to review the State Administrative Procedure Act (SAPA) which has been law since 1975 and has never received a comprehensive review.

“I would hope that Speaker Sheldon Silver and his colleagues in the Assembly Majority Conference will join the rest of us in support of making New York truly open for business,” DiPietro said. “This is an issue the state can no longer afford to ignore. This is a bipartisan bill and has passed the coalition in the Senate. Will Speaker Silver join us in helping New York’s middle class?”

For more information regarding Assemblyman DiPietro’s legislation, please contact his district office at (585) 786-0180. The Assemblyman can also be reached via Facebook as Assemblyman David DiPietro.