Bill Text: TX HB2956 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the provision of notice of proposed rules by state agencies.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-18 - Referred to State Affairs [HB2956 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB2956-Introduced.html

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87R5301 CJC-D
By: Klick H.B. No. 2956

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the provision of notice of proposed rules by state
agencies.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. 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;
(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) if applicable, the bill number for the
legislation that enacted the statutory authority under which the
rule is proposed to be adopted; and
(D) 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 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 2001, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 2001.0261 to read as follows:
Sec. 2001.0261. NOTICE TO CERTAIN PERSONS. (a) This
section applies only to a rule that is proposed to be adopted by a
state agency under statutory authority that:
(1) specifically authorizes the agency to adopt the
rule; and
(2) became law during the preceding four-year period.
(b) A state agency shall provide, not later than the third
day after the date on which the agency files notice with the
secretary of state as required under Section 2001.023, notice of a
proposed rule to each person who was a primary author or sponsor of
the legislation that enacted the statutory authority under which
the proposed rule is to be adopted, if that person is a current
member of the legislature.
(c) The state agency shall provide the notice required under
Subsection (b) electronically to the person's designated Capitol
e-mail address or to another e-mail address provided by the person
to the agency for the purpose of receiving the notice.
(d) Failure to provide the notice required under Subsection
(b) does not invalidate a rule adopted by a state agency or an
action taken by the agency under that rule.
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 immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.