{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2001.023","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2001.023","heading":"NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE.","body":"(a) A state agency shall give at least 30 days' notice of its intention to adopt a rule before it adopts the rule.\n(b) A state agency shall file notice of the proposed rule with the secretary of state for publication in the Texas Register in the manner prescribed by Chapter 2002.\n(c) At the time a state agency files notice of a proposed rule under Subsection (b), the agency shall publish on the agency's Internet website a summary of the proposed rule written in plain language in both English and Spanish in accordance with Section 2054.116.\n(d) For purposes of Subsection (c), a summary is written in plain language if it uses language the general public, including individuals with limited English proficiency, can readily understand because the language is concise and well-organized.\n(e) Failure to publish a summary of a proposed rule in the manner required by Subsection (c) does not invalidate a rule adopted by a state agency or an action taken by the agency under that rule.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 802 (H.B. 1322), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 798 (H.B. 139), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE A. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE","CHAPTER 2001. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE","SUBCHAPTER B. RULEMAKING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2001.htm#2001.023","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"4365d15a88ce6b48bc8a53a4e8edea231401997af533f19b73bbb64a242b9e9e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2001.0225","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2001.024"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}