Bill Text: TX HB2745 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the preparation of government growth impact statements for rules proposed by state agencies.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-05-04 - Left pending in committee [HB2745 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB2745-Introduced.html
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| By: Bonnen of Galveston | H.B. No. 2745 | |
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| relating to the preparation of government growth impact statements | ||
| for rules proposed by state agencies. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 2001, Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 2001.0221 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 2001.0221. GOVERNMENT GROWTH IMPACT STATEMENTS. (a) | ||
| A state agency shall prepare a government growth impact statement | ||
| for a proposed rule. | ||
| (b) A state agency shall reasonably describe in the | ||
| government growth impact statement whether, during the first five | ||
| years that the rule will be in effect: | ||
| (1) the rule creates or eliminates a government | ||
| program; | ||
| (2) implementation of the rule requires the creation | ||
| of new employee positions or the elimination of existing employee | ||
| positions; | ||
| (3) implementation of the rule requires an increase or | ||
| decrease in future legislative appropriations to the agency; | ||
| (4) the rule requires an increase or decrease in fees | ||
| paid to the agency; | ||
| (5) the rule creates a new regulation; | ||
| (6) the rule expands, limits, or repeals an existing | ||
| regulation; | ||
| (7) the rule increases or decreases the number of | ||
| individuals subject to the rule's applicability; and | ||
| (8) the rule positively or adversely affects the | ||
| state's economy. | ||
| (c) The comptroller shall adopt rules to implement this | ||
| section. The rules must require that the government growth impact | ||
| statement be in plain language. The comptroller may prescribe the | ||
| use of a chart that a state agency may use to disclose the items | ||
| required under Subsection (b). | ||
| (d) Each state agency shall incorporate the impact | ||
| statement into the notice required by Section 2001.024. | ||
| (e) This section applies to the adoption of an emergency | ||
| rule. | ||
| (f) Failure to comply with this section does not impair the | ||
| legal effect of a rule adopted under this chapter. | ||
| SECTION 2. Not later than October 1, 2017, the comptroller | ||
| of public accounts shall adopt rules under Section 2001.0221(c), | ||
| Government Code, as added by this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. Section 2001.0221, Government Code, as added by | ||
| this Act, applies only to a proposed rule for which the notice | ||
| required under Section 2001.023(b), Government Code, is filed on or | ||
| after November 1, 2017. | ||
| SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
