Businesses may now have the chance to get rid of pesky state laws.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed legislation Oct. 16 encouraging the public to actively engage and review all legislation more than four years old.
In an address to members of the Business Council of Fairfield County at the Stamford Marriot Hotel, Malloy said he hopes to amend any laws that are now obsolete, duplicative, excessively burdensome or unnecessary.
“We know a lot of regulations no longer make sense,” Malloy said. “We know that regulation is getting in the way of business.”
The initiative is a part of Malloy”™s efforts to streamline agency policies and procedures, officials say. In July, for the first time, all state regulations were posted online, allowing the public to view the state”™s laws. Now residents will be able to provide feedback and commentary online or by email. Additionally, forums will be held across the state.
