Georgia’s bill that rejects government regulations is different from Doge. But Democrats are still frustrated

ATLANTA (AP) – The Georgia Senate voted 33-21 on Monday that would allow lawmakers to veto key regulations imposed by the executive branch, a move that hinders safety efforts and the environment in other states Protect.

The bill is a priority for Republican lieutenants. However, some supporters have withdrawn from the Governor’s brand as outcry over Musk’s efforts have increased in recent weeks.

“This bill is in the spirit of Dooger, but it is very different in function,” said Greg Dolezal, a Republican of Cumming, a sponsor of the bill.

Democrats eager to oppose what happened in Washington said they were shocked to say the use of the name could lead to Mukek’s layoffs and service cuts, even if the bill focuses on the restrictions imposed by state agencies. Legislators often pass laws, but they must let institutions formulate rules for implementing the laws.

“The real problem today is that we will allow cutting the plans that thousands of Georgians in our state rely on to roll back the name,” said Stone Hill Democrat Senate minority whip Kim Jackson.

The measure moved to the house for more debate.

Although Republicans have controlled Georgia’s legislature and the governor’s office for more than 20 years, supporters of Senate Bill 28 say lawmakers need to examine the executive’s rulemaking. Dolezal said the measure would allow lawmakers to “sit on the table to ensure that the executive state does not do unexpected things or make our citizens heavy.”

But opponents say the bill injects anti-government hostility.

“One man’s traditional tape festival is due process for another,” said Sen. Josh McLaurin, a Sandy Springs Democrat. “When you pick up the axe to all the regulations, no matter how effective their circumstances are in issue regulations, you may take away some voters due process

The version of the bill requires an analysis of the impact of the new law on small businesses, passed the Senate in 2024 but did not become law. This year’s version goes a step further, saying any rules that will have more than $1 million in economic impact within five years will automatically stop until lawmakers approve it.

For five years, the $1 million ceiling can be less than 2 cents a year.

Similar measures have restricted the creation of expensive rules, forcing Kansas to abandon attempts to update its fire safety regulations last year. In Wisconsin, the state’s laws kill efforts to set standards to limit PFAS chemicals in groundwater. Earlier in Wisconsin, the law also killed efforts to limit nitrate pollution in groundwater.

Bill Davis, a senior legal analyst with the Wisconsin Rivers Alliance, said his state law applies when compliance spending is $10 million or more over two years, allowing agencies to make provisions for even new regulations. “shy”. Although government agencies have traditionally considered the costs and benefits of new rules, Davis said the law ignores projected benefits, forcing agencies to consider only their costs.

“It really can really shut things down,” Davis said in a phone interview Monday.

A spokesman for Republican Gov. Brian Kemp declined to comment on Monday, despite the Georgia measure that would gain the power of the executive branch.

The legal version was adopted in Florida and Kansas, which was motivated by the Republican majority legislature who wanted to check the Democratic governor. Although Republicans control the Legislature and the Governor’s Office, Wisconsin and Indiana passed versions of the bill.

In Congress and other states, the measure is called regulations that require review, requiring review or re-rope, and Americans drive prosperity and other conservative groups nationwide.

Georgia lawmakers can already object to enacting legislation, but Dolezal’s bill will allow individual lawmakers to make any rules with less than $1 million impact. It also requires agencies to review all existing rules every four years and allow the public to comment unless they reduce their rules by 10% during this period. In order to comply with existing rules, institutions must go through a new adoption process, meaning that any rules with new or ongoing compliance costs will be frozen and awaiting legislative approval.