HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(B) REQUIRED.

(1)  BEFORE A UNIT ADOPTS A PROPOSED REGULATION, THE
UNIT SHALL EVALUATE WHETHER THE PROPOSED REGULATION HAS ANY
IMPACT ON BUSINESSES.

(2)  TO EVALUATE THE IMPACT, THE UNIT SHALL:

(I)  ON THE BASIS OF THE SIZES OF THE BUSINESSES
THAT THE PROPOSED REGULATION MIGHT AFFECT, DIVIDE THOSE
BUSINESSES INTO ANY CLASSES THAT THE UNIT CONSIDERS APPROPRIATE
FOR THE PROPOSED REGULATION; AND

(II)  PARTICULARLY CONSIDER:

1. THE COSTS THAT THE PROPOSED REGULATION
WOULD IMPOSE ON EACH CLASS; AND

2. THE DIFFICULTY OF COMPLIANCE FOR EACH

CLASS.

(C) ACTION AFTER EVALUATION.

ON THE BASIS OF THE EVALUATION, THE UNIT MAY ADOPT 1 OR MORE
REGULATIONS THAT APPLY DIFFERENTLY TO CLASSES OF BUSINESSES.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Art. 41, §§
244(b) and 245A.

Subsection (a) of this section is revised to apply
only "[i]n this section". Although former Art. 41, §
244(b) defined "business" for purposes of former Art.
41, §§ 244 through 256A, the word seemed to be used,
as defined, only in former Art. 41, §§ 245A and 255A,
since elsewhere in former Art. 41, §§ 244 through
256A, the word appeared only in the context of filing
requirements -- i.e., in reference to a party's
residence or place of business. For purposes of
former Art. 41, § 255A, the definition of "business"
in subsection (a) of this section is repeated in §
10-217 of this title.

In subsection (a) of this section, the phrase
"professional activity" is substituted for the former
phrase "professional entity or activity", to delete
the former, specific reference to an "entity", which
was unnecessary in light of the use of the word
"activity", and to clarify that "professional"
modifies "activity".

In subsection (b)(2)(i) of this section, the clause
"that the proposed regulation might affect" is added
for clarity.