By: Duncan S.B. No. 791
 
  (Jackson)
 
   
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to electronic notification of certain state officials and
  agencies of certain rules and rulemaking filings.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subsection (b), Section 22.004, Government Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The supreme court from time to time may promulgate a
  specific rule or rules of civil procedure, or an amendment or
  amendments to a specific rule or rules, to be effective at the time
  the supreme court deems expedient in the interest of a proper
  administration of justice. The rules and amendments to rules
  remain in effect unless and until disapproved by the legislature.
  The clerk of the supreme court shall file with the secretary of
  state the rules or amendments to rules promulgated by the supreme
  court under this subsection and shall mail a copy of those rules or
  amendments to rules to each registered member of the State Bar of
  Texas not later than the 60th day before the date on which they
  become effective. On receiving a written request from a member of
  the legislature, the [The] secretary of state shall provide the
  member with electronic notifications when the supreme court has
  promulgated rules or amendments to rules under this section [report
  the rules or amendments to rules to the next regular session of the
  legislature by mailing a copy of the rules or amendments to rules to
  each elected member of the legislature on or before December 1
  immediately preceding the session].
         SECTION 2.  Subsection (b), Section 2001.032, Government
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (b)  On receiving a written request from the lieutenant
  governor, a member of the legislature, or a legislative agency, the
  secretary of state shall provide the requestor with electronic
  notification of rulemaking filings by a state agency [A state
  agency shall deliver to the lieutenant governor and the speaker of
  the house of representatives a copy of the notice of a proposed rule
  when the agency files notice with the secretary of state] under
  Section 2001.023.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.