The Georgia State Senate has approved a measure aimed at reducing back regulations and making the state more business-friendly.
Senate Bill 28, the Red Tape Rollback Act of 2025, builds on legislation lawmakers passed last year and would require state agencies to complete a top-to-bottom review of their rules and regulations every four years. The bill will also require agencies to account for the economic impact of all proposed rules and provide economic reports to the General Assembly when major rules are proposed.
“Small businesses are under enormous economic pressure and facing an uncertain future,” NFIB State Director Hunter Loggins said in a statement. “SB 28 would provide clarity and stability by allowing bills introduced in the General Assembly to include a small business impact statement. It would also improve the process for adopting new administrative rules and require officials to regularly review and remove outdated or unnecessary regulations.
“The Red Tape Rollback Act of 2025 is a commonsense measure that will help ensure new laws do more good than harm for small businesses,” Loggins added. “On behalf of our members, I urge the Georgia House to pass SB 28 quickly so Governor Kemp can sign it into law.”
As part of the Red Tape Rollback, state agencies must also be directed to reduce compliance and paperwork burdens on small businesses when feasible. The bill will also allow legislators to request a “Small Business Impact Analysis” for pending legislation to understand how a bill might impact Georgia’s most important job creators.
“Today the Georgia State Senate came one step closer to advancing truly transformational legislation by passing the Red Tape Rollback Act,” Americans for Prosperity-Georgia State Director Tony West said in a statement. “AFP-GA is encouraged to see policy champions lead the charge to restore oversight and transparency to the rulemaking process.”
“Any rule that could cost the taxpayers $1 million over five years ought to receive scrutiny from the General Assembly to ensure that it doesn’t have a negative unintended consequence,” West added. “Our activists are demanding accountability, and the Red Tape Rollback Act is well-positioned to restore constitutional separation of powers and unleash the Peach State’s economic potential.”
Republican Lt. Governor Burt Jones said the legislation “is mirroring the great work President Trump is doing in Washington to create efficiency, reduce unnecessary spending and eliminate bureaucratic red tape across state agencies.”
