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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature |
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to provide for legislative review and approval of state agency |
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rules. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article II, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 2 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2. The legislature may prescribe a process for the |
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legislative review of rules adopted by agencies in the executive |
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department for the purpose of ensuring that each agency rule is |
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consistent with the intent of the legislature in enacting the |
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statute the rule is adopted to implement, interpret, or prescribe. |
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The process prescribed by the legislature may provide the manner by |
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which the legislative review is conducted, and may allow for the |
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approval or rejection by the legislature of all or any part of an |
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adopted rule. Notwithstanding Sections 14 and 15, Article IV, of |
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this constitution, or any other law, the approval or rejection of |
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all or any part of an adopted rule by the legislature is not subject |
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to disapproval by the governor. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the |
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legislature to provide for legislative review and approval of state |
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agency rules." |