Extends provisions relating to public hearings on proposed rules

2025 Regular Session

Extends public hearing rules for proposed state rules, preserving engagement through January 1, 2028.

SUBSTITUTED BY S10586

Summary of Bill A11571 (2025-2026) – Extends provisions relating to public hearings on proposed rules

Purpose and intent

Extends the duration of provisions governing public hearings on proposed state rules. Specifically, it extends the effectiveness of the existing framework related to public hearings for proposed rules until January 1, 2028.

The bill codifies, through amendment to the existing statute, the temporary public-hearing requirements established in prior law and keeps these provisions in force for an additional period.

Key provisions and changes

Amends Chapter 801 of the Laws of 2021 (which related to public hearings on proposed rules under the State Administrative Procedure Act) as amended by Chapter 321 of the Laws of 2025.

The main change is the expiration date: the provisions that require or govern public hearings on proposed rules will now expire and be repealed on January 1, 2028 (instead of January 1, 2027 as previously stated in the 2021 act, reflecting the revision).

The coverage remains the same: the applicability continues to include all rules for which a Notice of Proposed Rule Making or a description in a regulatory agenda is published during the period the amended act is in effect.

Effective dates:

Immediate effect for Section 2 (the act’s immediate effectiveness).
Section 3 (the amendment extending the expiration) provides that the extension takes effect on January 1, 2023 and then expiration is set for January 1, 2028 (with the updated extension preserving applicability to rules published during the extension period).

Affected parties and scope

State agencies that publish notices of proposed rule making and maintain regulatory agendas under the State Administrative Procedure Act.

Public stakeholders and commenters who participate in or rely on public hearings for proposed rules.

The extension affects all rules for which a notice or regulatory description is published during the extended period (through January 1, 2028).

Procedural and timeline details

The bill is introduced in the Assembly by the Rules Committee (at the request of Assembly Member Moreno) and referred to Ways and Means.

If enacted, the extended provisions will apply to notices/registrations published during the period the extension is in effect (i.e., covered rulemakings during that window).

The act is structured to take effect immediately for the procedural portion and to extend the sunset date of the public hearing provisions to January 1, 2028.

Notes

The current text indicates a formal table of action history, showing substitution by S10586 in June 2026, suggesting alignment with or replacement by a Senate counterpart bill.

The essential policy impact is procedural: maintaining and extending the public-engagement mechanism (public hearings) for proposed state rules through early 2028.