Yoon Jae-ok: "Best Effort to Pass Legislative Impact Analysis Within This Year"

Bill Proposed to Prevent Excessive Legislation
"Questioning Whether Having Many Member Bills Is Beneficial for the State"

Yoon Jae-ok, the floor leader of the People Power Party, emphasized that the introduction of the ‘Legislator Bill Impact Analysis’ to prevent excessive legislation will be completed within this year.

On the afternoon of the 10th, after a seminar titled ‘Introduction Plan and Challenges of Impact Analysis on Legislator Bills’ held at the National Assembly Members’ Office Building, Yoon met with reporters and stated, “We will do our best to ensure that the bill introducing the legislator bill impact analysis system passes the plenary session by the end of the year.” The seminar was co-hosted by Yoon Jae-ok and Kim Tae-nyeon, a member of the Democratic Party.

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Yoon further explained, “Even if the bill is not promoted as a party stance, I will consult with the Democratic Party floor leader to reach an agreement before the end of the 21st National Assembly.”

In his opening remarks at the seminar, Yoon said, “Since I happen to be the chair of the Steering Committee, I have the determination to complete this bill during the last year of the 21st National Assembly,” adding, “Even if it is not a perfect law that strikes a perfect balance, I think it should be finalized even if it is somewhat lacking.”

Yoon had previously introduced a revision bill to the National Assembly Act that requires lawmakers to submit a preliminary regulatory review report when proposing bills and to set expiration and re-examination deadlines. This is to prevent excessive regulation concerns caused by indiscriminate bill proposals. According to the bill, when the relevant standing committee reviews the bill, it is required to request a regulatory legislative impact analysis, and a dedicated institution within the National Assembly, the National Assembly Regulatory Legislative Policy Office, is to be established.

Yoon said, “The number of legislations in our National Assembly has increased, leading to criticism of excessive legislation, and since many legislations contain regulations, questions arise as to whether it is good for lawmakers to propose many bills considering the lives of the people and the national economy,” adding, “The fact that the Speaker of the National Assembly also attended the seminar shows that the Secretariat and the Legislative Research Office agree that this bill is absolutely necessary.” Speaker Kim Jin-pyo also attended the seminar.

Government-submitted bills undergo internal regulatory review through regulatory impact analysis and regulatory review by the Regulatory Reform Committee when establishing or strengthening regulations. In contrast, legislator bills do not have a review procedure for regulatory impact.

However, some voices express concerns that mandating legislator bill impact analysis could restrict the legislative rights of National Assembly members.

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