Beginning Monday, the Senate will start with a vote on a series of over a dozen regulatory reform bills, including a bill sponsored by Sen. Joseph A. Griffo (R-C-IP, Rome).

Griffo’s measure, Senate bill # 5519-A, would create a bipartisan commission charged with reviewing state rules, regulations and public authorities.

If approved, the commission would proceed with a series of statewide regional hearings and make recommendations for the repeal of the rules that are determined to be outdated or unnecessary.

“With all the communication that we’ve had with employers and businesses, we’re aware of most of the regulatory morass that New York State creates for private companies,” Griffo said. “We need a complete picture and then decisive action that will create the positive regulatory conditions for all businesses. I’m confident that this will be the beginning of an ongoing process that will allow consistent reviews of the regulatory environment in New York.”

The initiative will begin Monday with vote on a series of fourteen bills that will examine targeted state regulations on business and the end of unfunded mandates on local governments and schools.

Griffo’s 47th District includes the St. Lawrence County towns of Massena, Brasher, Norfolk, Stockholm, Potsdam, Pierrepont, Russell, Clifton, Fine, and Pitcairn, and Lewis and Oneida counties.