Georgia bill to veto government rules isn’t the same as DOGE. But Democrats are still upset
1 month ago

Georgia bill to veto government rules isn’t the same as DOGE. But Democrats are still upset

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia’s Senate voted 33-21 on Monday to pass a bill that would give legislators a veto over significant regulations imposed by the executive branch, a move that has hampered safety efforts and environmental protections in other states. Although Republicans have controlled Georgia’s legislature and governor’s office for more than 20 years, supporters of Senate Bill 28 say lawmakers need to check rulemaking by the executive branch. “And when you take an axe to all regulations, irrespective of what’s in them, and you put political pressure on the agencies not to issue regulations that are in effect, you might be taking away some of your voters’ due process A version of the bill calling for an analysis of the impact of new laws on small businesses passed the Senate in 2024 but did not become law. Bill Davis, senior legal analyst for the Rivers Alliance of Wisconsin, said his state’s law, which applies when compliance spending is $10 million or more over two years, has made agencies “gun shy” about even proposing new rules.

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