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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a petition to a state agency for adoption of rules. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2001.021, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) A state agency by rule shall prescribe the form for a |
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petition under this section and the procedure for its submission, |
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consideration, and disposition. If a state agency requires |
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signatures for a petition under this section, at least 51 percent of |
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the total number of signatures required must be of residents of this |
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state. |
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(d) For the purposes of this section, an interested person |
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must be: |
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(1) a resident of this state; |
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(2) a business entity located in this state; |
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(3) a governmental subdivision located in this state; |
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or |
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(4) a public or private organization located in this |
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state that is not a state agency. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |