89R3441 GP-D
By: West S.B. No. 595
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the notice of rulemaking proceedings provided to
certain persons by state agencies.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2001.0261, Government Code, is amended
by amending Subsections (c) and (d) and adding Subsection (e) to
read as follows:
(c) A [The] state agency shall provide the notice required
under Subsection (b) electronically to the recipient's [person's]
designated Capitol e-mail address or to another e-mail address
provided by the recipient [person] to the agency for the purpose of
receiving the notice. The notice must:
(1) be specifically addressed and directed to the
recipient;
(2) include the bill number for the legislation that
enacted the statutory authority under which the proposed rule that
is the subject of the notice is to be adopted; and
(3) if practicable, provide a link to the proposed
rule that is the subject of the notice or include a copy of the
proposed rule as an attachment to the notice.
(d) A state agency may not provide the notice required under
Subsection (b) to a recipient by:
(1) including the recipient on an e-mail list service
the agency uses to provide periodic announcements of the agency's
proposed rules to members of the public or the legislature
generally; or
(2) providing the notice in an e-mail sent by the
agency in its regular course of business to multiple recipients.
(e) 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 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a notice under Section 2001.0261, Government Code, provided on
or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.