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Senate committee advances bill to create regulatory‑efficiency office, web portal and change judicial review standard
Summary
After hours of testimony and debate the Senate committee voted to report Senate Bill 14 favorably; the bill would create a regulatory efficiency office in the governor’s office, require expanded cost‑benefit analysis, establish a searchable web portal of state rules and statutorily clarify judicial review of agency interpretations.
The Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development voted to report Senate Bill 14 to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation after a lengthy hearing and public testimony.
SB 14 would create a regulatory efficiency office in the governor’s office to assist state agencies in their statutorily required four‑year rule reviews, commission a user‑friendly web portal that compiles state regulations tied to particular businesses, expand cost‑benefit and impact analysis requirements for proposed and readopted rules, and codify that state courts are not required to give special deference to agency interpretations of statutes or rules.
Supporters — including business groups, the Texas Public Policy Foundation, the Texas Association of Builders and…
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