Bill Text: TX HB763 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to a petition to a state agency for adoption of rules.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-06-09 - Effective immediately [HB763 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB763-Enrolled.html

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H.B. No. 763

AN ACT
relating to a petition to a state agency for adoption of rules.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2001.021, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
follows:
(b) A state agency by rule shall prescribe the form for a
petition under this section and the procedure for its submission,
consideration, and disposition. If a state agency requires
signatures for a petition under this section, at least 51 percent of
the total number of signatures required must be of residents of this
state.
(d) For the purposes of this section, an interested person
must be:
(1) a resident of this state;
(2) a business entity located in this state;
(3) a governmental subdivision located in this state;
or
(4) a public or private organization located in this
state that is not a state agency.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 763 was passed by the House on May 5,
2015, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 763 was passed by the Senate on May
23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor