Bill Text: TX SB138 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the adoption and voidability of certain rules proposed by a state agency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-11-12 - Filed [SB138 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-SB138-Introduced.html

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89R2455 SCP-F
By: Hall S.B. No. 138

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the adoption and voidability of certain rules proposed
by a state agency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2001.0045(c), Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) This section does not apply to a rule that:
(1) relates to state agency procurement;
(2) is amended to:
(A) reduce the burden or responsibilities
imposed on regulated persons by the rule; or
(B) decrease the persons' cost for compliance
with the rule;
(3) is adopted in response to a natural disaster;
(4) is necessary to receive a source of federal funds
or to comply with federal law;
(5) is necessary to protect water resources of this
state as authorized by the Water Code;
(6) [is necessary to protect the health, safety, and
welfare of the residents of this state;
[(7)] is adopted by the Department of Family and
Protective Services, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Parks and
Wildlife Department, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality, or Texas Racing Commission;
(7) [(8)] is adopted by a self-directed
semi-independent agency; or
(8) [(9)] is necessary to implement legislation,
unless the legislature specifically states this section applies to
the rule.
SECTION 2. Sections 2001.035(a) and (b), Government Code,
are amended to read as follows:
(a) A rule is voidable unless a state agency adopts it in
substantial compliance with Section 2001.0045 and Sections
2001.0225 through 2001.034.
(b) A person must initiate a proceeding to contest a rule on
the ground of noncompliance with the procedural requirements of
Section 2001.0045 or Sections 2001.0225 through 2001.034 not later
than the second anniversary of the effective date of the rule.
SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a rule proposed by a state agency on or after the effective date of
this Act. A rule proposed before that date is governed by the law in
effect on the date the rule was proposed, and the former law is
continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.