Independent Regulatory

What Independent Regulatory does

The Pennsylvania Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) is a legislative agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, established by the General Assembly through the Regulatory Review Act of 1982. Its mandate is to review proposed and final regulations from over 100 Pennsylvania state agencies to ensure they have statutory authority, are consistent with legislative intent, account for economic and fiscal impact, protect public health and safety, are reasonable and clear, and consider small business impact. IRRC is governed by five Commissioners appointed by the Governor, the President Pro Tempore and Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House — a structure designed to insulate the body from executive-branch influence. The Commission also acts as a clearinghouse for public and legislative input on regulations.

IRRC's product surface is a public-facing web platform at irrc.state.pa.us that hosts a searchable database of more than 5,000 regulations (with historical records back to 1999), a public comment filing system, an email subscription service for tracking specific agencies or regulations, public meeting management and archives (including Vimeo recordings), and informational videos explaining the review process. The agency also runs the Section 8.1 Review of Existing Regulations program for rules in effect more than three years. Underlying technology is a standard government web content platform supporting keyword search, document downloads, and email notifications — no proprietary AI, ML, or specialized technical systems are present.

IRRC's revenue model is governmental appropriations from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; the agency charges no fees and generates no commercial revenue. Its go-to-market is direct-to-stakeholder via the website, Twitter (@PA_IRRC), Vimeo, email subscriptions, and monthly public meetings in Harrisburg. It serves three primary constituencies: Pennsylvania state agencies submitting regulations for review, the General Assembly's standing committees providing legislative oversight, and the general public participating through comments and meetings. The agency operates from a single headquarters at 555 Walnut Street, Suite 804, Harrisburg, PA, with a staff of approximately 8–10 employees under Executive Director David Sumner.

Name

Independent Regulatory

Legal name

Pennsylvania Independent Regulatory Review Commission

Website

https://irrc.state.pa.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Pennsylvania Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) is a state legislative agency, established in 1982, that reviews regulations from over 100 Pennsylvania state agencies for statutory authority, legislative consistency, and public-interest criteria, serving state agencies, the General Assembly, and the public.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Regulatory Services

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

akta.pro primary industry

Accreditation Appeals, Arbitration & Compliance Oversight Bodies (EDADACAL)

Keywords

• Regulatory review services
• Government oversight
• Public comment filing
• Regulatory document search
• Legislative review commission

Headquarters

HQ city

Harrisburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Governmental Operations: IRRC is a legislative agency funded by Pennsylvania state government. It does not generate revenue from commercial activities. The agency reviews regulations at no cost to the public and operates under the Regulatory Review Act of 1982.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) is a Pennsylvania state legislative agency that reviews proposed and final regulations from all Pennsylvania state agencies to ensure they have statutory authority, are consistent with legislative intent, and meet criteria on economic impact, public health/safety, reasonableness, and clarity. It provides a public-facing platform for regulatory document access, comment filing, meeting participation, and email subscription services, operating the primary public portal for Pennsylvania regulatory information.

Product overview

IRRC (Independent Regulatory Review Commission) is a Pennsylvania legislative agency established under the Regulatory Review Act of 1982 to review Commonwealth agency regulations. The organization provides regulatory review services including evaluating regulations for statutory authority and consistency with legislative intent. Its core offerings include a Regulation Search and Download system for accessing submitted regulations from #2500 onward, Public Meeting Management for voting on regulatory matters, a Comment Filing System for public input, Email Subscription Services for tracking specific agencies and regulations, Informational Videos explaining the regulatory process, and Review of Existing Regulations under Section 8.1. The platform does not operate on a product-module architecture but rather provides a set of interconnected government services for regulatory transparency and public participation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Regulatory Review Services
• Public Meeting Management
• Comment Filing System

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Pennsylvania General AssemblycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1982IRRC was established by the Regulatory Review Act enacted by the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1982. The General Assembly provides oversight through standing committees that review regulations after IRRC votes. Committees may approve, disapprove, or request further review of regulations.
• Pennsylvania State Agencies (100+)coreOthersIRRC reviews regulations submitted by Pennsylvania state agencies including Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Transportation, Department of Health, Department of Revenue, and many others. The review process ensures regulatory compliance with statutory criteria.
• Legislative Reference BureaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Legislative Reference Bureau publishes all proposed regulations in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and handles final regulation publications. IRRC works with LRB for regulatory delivery and publication processes.
• Office of Attorney GeneralcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAfter IRRC approves a final-form regulation, the agency submits it to the Office of the Attorney General for legal review. After AG approval, the regulation is submitted to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Ohio Common Sense Initiative: Ohio's Common Sense Initiative (formerly active) provided business-impact review of state regulations, sharing IRRC's economic and small-business impact criteria though operating as an executive-branch advisory function rather than a legislative review body.

Direct peers

• Virginia Regulatory Town Hall: Virginia's Regulatory Town Hall is the state's regulatory transparency portal for tracking proposed and final regulations, public comment, and agency submissions—mirroring IRRC's public-facing regulatory information and engagement role.
• North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings: North Carolina's OAH provides independent review of agency rules and adjudication services for state agencies, with statutory authority similar to IRRC's role in vetting the legality and clarity of administrative regulations.
• New Jersey Office of Administrative Law: New Jersey's OAL performs independent regulatory review and adjudication for state agencies, sharing IRRC's role as an arm of state government that vets agency rulemaking for legal authority and public interest—making it one of the closest structural peers.
• Washington State Office of the Code Reviser: Washington's Office of the Code Reviser supports the legislature with rule review, filing, and publication, providing a comparable legislative-branch role to IRRC's oversight of agency rulemaking under the Washington Administrative Procedure Act.
• Florida Administrative Code and Register: Florida's Department of State oversees publication and review of administrative rules through the Florida Administrative Register, providing searchable public access, comment collection, and tracking similar to IRRC's website and subscription services.
• California Office of Administrative Law (OAL): California's OAL reviews regulations proposed by over 200 state agencies for consistency with law, clarity, and statutory authority—directly analogous to IRRC's eight-criterion review process and statutory mandate under California's Administrative Procedure Act.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA): OIRA reviews significant federal regulations for cost-benefit analysis and consistency with presidential priorities—analogous to IRRC's role but at the federal level and focused specifically on economic impact and regulatory burden rather than statutory authority across all agency rulemaking.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PA_IRRC
• YouTubevimeo.com/user48508703/videos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/independent-regulatory

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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