Summary — RC 121 (House Resolution)
Title (Spanish): Para ordenar a la Comisión de Reorganización, Eficiencia y Diligencia de la Cámara de Representantes de Puerto Rico a realizar una investigación sobre todo asunto relacionado con la identificación de las leyes y los reglamentos que se consideran ‘letra muerta’ por su obsolescencia, derogación parcial o sustitución, la identificación de las leyes que estén en conflicto con otras y/o regulen temas similares, la identificación de temas y áreas que sufren de sobre legislación y/o sobre reglamentación en las Agencias y organismos gubernamentales, la investigación y rendición de cuentas con todo lo relacionado a la reorganización de las agencias del Gobierno de Puerto Rico y para otros fines relacionados.**
Type: Resolution (House)
Introduced: February 3, 2025
Current status: Referred to commission(s) (after unanimous House approval)
Purpose and intent
RC 121 directs the House of Representatives’ Commission on Reorganization, Efficiency and Diligence to undertake a comprehensive investigation into the statutory and regulatory framework of the Government of Puerto Rico. The resolution seeks to identify obsolete or “letra muerta” laws and regulations, overlaps and conflicts among statutes, areas of over-legislation or over-regulation within agencies, and matters related to the reorganization of government agencies. The aim is to improve legal clarity, administrative efficiency, and accountability in the reorganization process.
Key provisions
- Orders the Commission to investigate:
- Laws and regulations considered “letra muerta” (dead letter) because of obsolescence, partial repeal, or replacement.
- Statutes that conflict with one another or regulate substantially similar subjects.
- Areas and topics in which agencies suffer from excessive legislation or regulation.
- Issues related to the reorganization of executive branch agencies and the accountability mechanisms associated with such reorganization.
- Requires the Commission to compile findings and (implicitly) present them to the House with recommendations for corrective action (text of the resolution orders investigation and accountability; specific reporting deadlines or formats are not supplied in the version summary).
Who is affected
- Government of Puerto Rico agencies and instrumentalities (subject to review for overlapping rules, obsolete regulations, or reform).
- Legislators and staff (may receive recommended statutory clean-up, harmonization, or consolidation measures).
- Regulated entities and the public (potentially impacted by deregulation, clarified requirements, or reorganization of services).
- Executive branch oversight and administrative law processes.
Procedural timeline / legislative actions (selected)
- Feb 3, 2025: Filed (Radicado)
- Feb 6, 2025: First reading; referred to commission(s)
- Feb 13, 2025: First committee report filed with amendments
- Feb 20, 2025: Approved in the House unanimously; approved with amendments (report and floor)
- Feb 21, 2025: Referred to commission(s) for further action
Potential impact
If the Commission’s investigation leads to legislative or administrative follow-up, expected outcomes could include repeal or amendment of obsolete provisions, consolidation or reorganization proposals for agencies, elimination of regulatory conflicts, and recommendations to reduce administrative burdens. Because RC 121 is a resolution directing an internal investigatory body, its immediate effect is oversight and fact-finding; any substantive legal or regulatory changes would require subsequent legislation or administrative action.
