Bill Text: TX HB1322 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to a summary of a rule proposed by a state agency.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-16 - Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 1, 2023 [HB1322 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB1322-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to a summary of a rule proposed by a state agency.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-16 - Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 1, 2023 [HB1322 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB1322-Introduced.html
87R4934 MWC-D | ||
By: Shaheen | H.B. No. 1322 |
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relating to a summary of a rule proposed by a state agency. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 2001.023, Government Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: | ||
(c) At the time a state agency files notice of a proposed | ||
rule under Subsection (b), the agency shall publish on the agency's | ||
Internet website or another generally accessible Internet website a | ||
brief explanation of the proposed rule that includes the | ||
plain-language summary required under Section 2001.024(a)(1). | ||
SECTION 2. Section 2001.024(a), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(a) The notice of a proposed rule must include: | ||
(1) a brief explanation of the proposed rule that | ||
includes a plain-language summary of not more than 100 words; | ||
(2) the text of the proposed rule, except any portion | ||
omitted under Section 2002.014, prepared in a manner to indicate | ||
any words to be added or deleted from the current text; | ||
(3) a statement of the statutory or other authority | ||
under which the rule is proposed to be adopted, including: | ||
(A) a concise explanation of the particular | ||
statutory or other provisions under which the rule is proposed; | ||
(B) the section or article of the code affected; | ||
and | ||
(C) a certification that the proposed rule has | ||
been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the state | ||
agency's authority to adopt; | ||
(4) a fiscal note showing the name and title of the | ||
officer or employee responsible for preparing or approving the note | ||
and stating for each year of the first five years that the rule will | ||
be in effect: | ||
(A) the additional estimated cost to the state | ||
and to local governments expected as a result of enforcing or | ||
administering the rule; | ||
(B) the estimated reductions in costs to the | ||
state and to local governments as a result of enforcing or | ||
administering the rule; | ||
(C) the estimated loss or increase in revenue to | ||
the state or to local governments as a result of enforcing or | ||
administering the rule; and | ||
(D) if applicable, that enforcing or | ||
administering the rule does not have foreseeable implications | ||
relating to cost or revenues of the state or local governments; | ||
(5) a note about public benefits and costs showing the | ||
name and title of the officer or employee responsible for preparing | ||
or approving the note and stating for each year of the first five | ||
years that the rule will be in effect: | ||
(A) the public benefits expected as a result of | ||
adoption of the proposed rule; and | ||
(B) the probable economic cost to persons | ||
required to comply with the rule; | ||
(6) the local employment impact statement prepared | ||
under Section 2001.022, if required; | ||
(7) a request for comments on the proposed rule from | ||
any interested person; and | ||
(8) any other statement required by law. | ||
SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only | ||
to a proposed state agency rule for which notice is filed with the | ||
secretary of state under Section 2001.023, Government Code, on or | ||
after the effective date of this Act. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |