{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2001.035","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2001.035","heading":"SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENT; TIME LIMIT ON PROCEDURAL CHALLENGE.","body":"(a) A rule is voidable unless a state agency adopts it in substantial compliance with Sections 2001.022 through 2001.034.\n(b) A person must initiate a proceeding to contest a rule on the ground of noncompliance with the procedural requirements of Sections 2001.022 through 2001.034 not later than the second anniversary of the effective date of the rule.\n(c) A state agency substantially complies with the requirements of Section 2001.033 if the agency's reasoned justification demonstrates in a relatively clear and logical fashion that the rule is a reasonable means to a legitimate objective.\n(d) A mere technical defect that does not result in prejudice to a person's rights or privileges is not grounds for invalidation of a rule.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 558, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 14), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2025.","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#2001.035","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"07d574cea242c7490a0ade98b0b367e5e77495a31e0764b236f123ee1287fe03","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2001.034","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2001.036"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}