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| 4 | 6 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 7 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 8 | | relating to providing for a reduction in the total number of state |
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| 7 | 9 | | agency rules. |
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| 8 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 2001, Government Code, is |
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| 10 | 12 | | amended by adding Section 2001.008 to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 13 | | Sec. 2001.008. REQUIREMENT TO REDUCE NUMBER OF RULES. (a) |
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| 12 | 14 | | Not later than January 1, 2026, each state agency shall determine |
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| 13 | 15 | | the total number of rules adopted by the agency under this chapter |
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| 14 | 16 | | or other law that are in effect on that date and post that number in |
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| 15 | 17 | | a conspicuous location on the agency's Internet website, along with |
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| 16 | 18 | | an explanation that the number represents the current total number |
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| 17 | 19 | | of rules of that agency. |
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| 18 | 20 | | (b) Not later than April 1, 2026, each state agency shall |
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| 19 | 21 | | identify a number of rules equal to 10 percent of the number of |
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| 20 | 22 | | rules posted by the agency under Subsection (a) that the agency will |
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| 21 | 23 | | repeal. |
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| 22 | 24 | | (c) Not later than July 1, 2026, each state agency shall |
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| 23 | 25 | | repeal the rules identified by the agency under Subsection (b). |
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| 24 | 26 | | (d) This section expires December 31, 2026. |
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| 25 | 27 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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