NFIB State Director Ben Homeyer today commended the South Carolina House of Representatives for passing H. 3021, the Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act, a bill reducing red tape and improving government accountability.

“Small businesses invest a lot of time and resources into complying with the latest rules and regulations,” Homeyer said. “H. 3021 would help change that by cutting unnecessary and outdated mandates and holding state agencies more accountable.”

The measure would require a 25% reduction in regulations and stop agencies from creating new rules unless state law specifically allows it.

Under the bill, an agency could not impose a new rule unless it first repealed two existing ones. New and renewed rules would go through detailed reviews and expire automatically unless officials can justify them. H.3021 also would let small businesses challenge unfair regulations in court and give judges the power to throw out rules that weren’t properly approved.

“This bill helps small businesses by making regulations clearer and more predictable and allowing them to focus on growth and job creation instead of dealing with government bureaucracy,” Homeyer said. “H.2031 puts ordinary people first by ensuring agencies follow the law instead of making their own rules.

“On behalf of our small business members, I want to thank the House for passing this important bill and urge the Senate to do the same,” he said.