Jobs For Connecticut Now

This week both houses of the Connecticut legislature unanimously passed SB930. This bill would require any state agency proposing a a new regulation to identify how the measure impacts small businesses and include it in their analysis as part of the fiscal note that must be submitted to the Regulations Review Committee. Current law already requires agencies to determine if a proposed regulation adversely affects small businesses and, if it does, to consider other less burdensome ways to achieve the regulation’s goal. However, SB930 raises the threshold for the analysis, from fewer than 50 employees to fewer than 75 employees. Jobs for New England Now supports this legislation because we believe it will help protect even more small businesses throughout the region. Policymakers need to consider how every measure they enact will impact job growth and job retention in the state, and we believe this legislation will help ensure that process. It is our hope that Gov. Rell will sign the bill in short order and we hope that others will encourage her to sign it immediately.