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Hochul Unveils 50 Regulatory Rollbacks in EXPRESS NY Push

Lowering costs for millions, the plan nonetheless enters a months‑long rulemaking process before most changes take effect.

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday that the state will take 50 regulatory actions intended to reduce costs and streamline state services. It's the result of an effort she began last fall and opened to the public in Februrary.
Governor Kathy Hochul outlined 50 actions to slash red tape and fees, untangling New Yorkers from state bureaucracy.
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Overview

  • The governor announced the first 50 actions on Monday as part of EXPRESS NY, a review begun last fall that aims to cut fees, paperwork and other regulatory barriers across state government.
  • The measures target 22 agencies and include eliminating a $25,000 bond for moving some manufactured homes, removing a $100 commercial weighing‑device fee, expanding assisted‑living telehealth access, and seeking to rescind an OMH COVID‑vaccination staff rule.
  • Hochul says the package will affect more than 1.5 million New Yorkers and about 800,000 licensed workers while saving roughly 1 million hours and tens of millions of dollars in compliance costs.
  • Most items are proposed regulatory amendments that must be published for public comment and go through agency rulemaking, a process that officials say will take several months before changes become final.
  • The rollout draws on recommendations from 22 agencies and nearly 4,000 public submissions, and officials say more rollbacks will follow as the state reviews those suggestions during the run‑up to the governor’s re‑election campaign.