88R4673 MP-D
By: Vasut H.B. No. 1016
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to status notifications provided by the Parks and Wildlife
Department to a person who submits a rulemaking petition or
accessibility complaint.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 11, Parks and Wildlife
Code, is amended by adding Section 11.01645 to read as follows:
Sec. 11.01645. STATUS NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING PETITION FOR
ADOPTION OF RULES. (a) The department shall notify a person who
submits a petition under Section 2001.021, Government Code, of the
status of the petition at least once every 15 days until the
commission initiates a rulemaking proceeding under Section
2001.021(c), Government Code, or the petition is denied.
(b) If the commission initiates a rulemaking proceeding
under Section 2001.021(c), Government Code, the department shall
notify the person described by Subsection (a) of the status of the
proceeding at least once every 15 days until a final rule is adopted
or a proposed rule is withdrawn in the proceeding.
(c) The notification requirements of this section are in
addition to any other notice requirements prescribed by commission
rules or other law.
SECTION 2. The heading to Section 11.0165, Parks and
Wildlife Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 11.0165. COMPLAINTS; STATUS NOTIFICATIONS.
SECTION 3. Section 11.0165(c), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the
[The] department shall periodically notify the complaint parties of
the status of the complaint until final disposition unless the
notice would jeopardize an investigation. The department shall
notify a person who submits an accessibility complaint to the
department pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
(42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.) of the status of the complaint at
least once every 15 days until final disposition.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.