Rep Nardone: 2026 H7449 - Proposes Small Business Regulatory Fairness - House Small Business (32526)

State Representative George A. Nardone (R District 28 - Coventry) presents 2026 House Bill 7449 to the Rhode Island House Committee on Small Business. Presenting on behalf of Rep. Paplauskas, Rep. Nardone explains that the bill requires state agencies to include detailed economic impact statements when proposing new regulations. Specifically, it ensures that the anticipated compliance costs are evaluated proportionally based on the size of the business.

Rep. Nardone shares a personal anecdote as a small business owner to highlight how fixed regulatory costs can disproportionately burden smaller businesses compared to larger corporations that can more easily absorb the expenses.

House Bill No. 7449
BY Paplauskas, Nardone, Fascia, Place, Newberry, Chippendale, Roberts, Brien, Santucci, Hopkins
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY FAIRNESS IN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES-ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENTS (Requires agencies preparing economic impact statements for small businesses contain findings that the anticipated compliance costs of a proposed rule scale proportionally with the business size, and do not impose fixed costs that favor larger businesses.) {LC3602/1}
» http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7449.pdf

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