Governor Matt Bevin announced Monday the first of what he expects to be many administrative regulations to be cut or changed since his Red Tape Reduction Initiative was announced. To date, 543 of the state’s more than 4700 administrative regulations have been reviewed, with around 80 already amended or repealed. Among the regulations eliminated were those now obsolete due to laws that changed, were repealed, or duplicative with other regulations already on the books. Other regulations eliminated include one describing guidelines for a program no longer in existence and another outlining a process for carrying out a law that has since been judged unconstitutional.

Governor Bevin said he is grateful that the Red Tape Reduction process is underway and they are making significant progress.

“We are taking the necessary precautions to ensure public health and safety remain a top priority as we continue to reduce the unnecessary regulations hurting job growth. Kentucky’s regulatory growth over the past 40 years has been staggering. With this first set of cuts, we are already beginning to put the brakes on job-killing red tape. ” added Bevin. He also announced the start of “Cut the Tape Mondays,” during which weekly progress will be reported, further effects of red tape will be explained, and people who point out instances of unnecessary red tape will be featured.