{"id":267223,"date":"2026-06-15T12:22:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T12:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/267223\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T12:22:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T12:22:07","slug":"hochul-spells-out-50-actions-to-slash-red-tape-fees-across-new-york-and-save-1m-hours-of-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/267223\/","title":{"rendered":"Hochul spells out 50 actions to slash red tape, fees across New York and save 1M hours of time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gov. Kathy Hochul<\/a> outlined 50 actions her administration is taking on to slash red tape and<\/a> unnecessary fees that will help untangle residents from state government\u2019s bureaucracy.<\/p>\n

The governor announced Monday she\u2019ll simplify the license renewal applications for barbers, cosmetologists, real estate professionals, notaries, security guards and others who get permits from the Department of State.<\/p>\n

Gov. Kathy Hochul is slashing red tape and fees with 50 actions to untangle New Yorkers from state bureaucracy. Lev Radin\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

The governor said government should \u201cwork for the people, not against them.\u201d hedgehog94 \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

The move will affect 800,000 New Yorkers, the governor said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe purpose of government should be to work for the people, not against them and every New Yorker can agree that bureaucratic obstacles stand in the way, wasting time and money,\u201d Hochul said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter hearing directly from New Yorkers, we\u2019re cutting red tape, making it easier to build housing and infrastructure, access healthcare, and cut down on burdensome fees and paperwork \u2014 delivering a more efficient government for every New Yorker.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other initiatives include:<\/p>\n

The Health Department reducing the requirement for nursing homes to contribute 25% equity to construction projects, making it easier to building and modernize their facilities across the state.<\/p>\n

The Thruway Authority will eliminate the permitting requirement for on-premises advertising<\/p>\n

\u2014 Repealing a $25 application fee recreational hunters have to pay for \u201cleashed tracking\u201d or hunting dog licenses<\/p>\n

Eliminating a $25,000 bonding requirement for transporting manufactured homes between 14- and 16-feet wide, making it easier and more affordable to deliver prefabricated homes throughout New York.<\/p>\n

The Department of Agriculture and Markets repealed a $100 application fee for the use of a commercial weighing or measuring device in New York State.<\/p>\n

Eliminating duplicate paper work requirements in the Medicaid program for health care providers<\/p>\n

Some rules were obsolete and were taken off the books.<\/p>\n

The move eliminates hunting fees. predrag1 \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

She estimated the changes will save residents 1 million hours in time. Greg Kelton \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

The actions will ease up rules and regulations for barbers, cosmetologists and more. Microgen \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

For example, the Office of Mental Health reform will repeal regulations regarding COVID-19 vaccination requirements for staff in OMH facilities. The pandemic subsided years ago and the rules are no longer appropriate for the current public health landscape.<\/p>\n

Hochul claimed more<\/a> than 1.5 million New Yorkers across the state including families, small businesses, and workers will benefit by reducing rules and regulations.<\/p>\n

She estimated the changes will save residents 1 million hours in time by cutting unnecessary reporting requirements, digitizing paperwork and streamlining training.<\/p>\n

\u201cTens of millions of dollars\u201d for New Yorkers will be slashed in unnecessary fees and compliance costs, according to the EXPRESS NY (Expediting Processes and Regulations to Enable Streamlined Services) initiative first announced in her 2026 State of the State address in January.<\/p>\n

The Democratic governor is seeking re-election this fall to a second full, four-year term. She faces off against Republican gubernatorial nominee Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gov. Kathy Hochul outlined 50 actions her administration is taking on to slash red tape and unnecessary fees…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":267224,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[42539,426,57,9,24,55,54,56,11340,58],"class_list":["post-267223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-fees","tag-kathy-hochul","tag-metro","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city-headlines","tag-new-york-city-news","tag-ny","tag-rules","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/267224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}