Bill Text: TX HB1322 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Comm Sub

Texas House Bill 1322

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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-Comm_Sub.html



	By: Shaheen, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini)	H.B. No. 1322
	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 14, 2021;
	April 19, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on
	Business & Commerce; May 10, 2021, reported adversely, with
	favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7,
	Nays 0; May 10, 2021, sent to printer.)
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	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1322	By: Hancock


	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT

	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 Subsections (c) and (d) 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 a summary of the proposed rule written in plain
	language in both English and Spanish in accordance with Section
	2054.116.
	(d) For purposes of Subsection (c), a summary is written in
	plain language if it uses language the general public, including
	individuals with limited English proficiency, can readily
	understand because the language is concise and well-organized.
	SECTION 2. 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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.

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