HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES — NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE: Governmental Oversight, Select
TIME & DATE: 9:00 AM, Thursday, June 4, 2026
PLACE: E2.012
CHAIR: Rep. Cody Vasut
The committee will meet to hear invited and public testimony regarding:
Texas Regulatory Consistency Act: Conduct a full-scale review of local ordinances repealed or modified since the effective date of the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act. Investigate and identify local ordinances that conflict with the Act and determine whether local governments are unlawfully enforcing such ordinances. Review any suits filed to enforce preemption and explore the need for alternative means of enforcement. Identify additional regulatory areas where local governments have sought to supplant the state as the exclusive or primary regulator, directly or indirectly, and make recommendations to help small businesses by reducing regulatory inconsistency.
Texas Tort Claims Act: Examine governmental immunity and the Texas Tort Claims Act. Review relevant case law and determine whether amendments to the Act are warranted to clarify or update its provisions.
Electronic public comment will be available for:
Texas Regulatory Consistency Act
Texas Tort Claims Act
Scheduled System Maintenance Notice:
Please be aware that the online public comment portal and this posting will be unavailable beginning May 21st at 8:00 p.m. through May 26th at 7:00 a.m. due to scheduled system maintenance. The portal will resume normal availability on May 26th at 7:00 a.m.
Texas Residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to the agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so by visiting:
https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c075
For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx
A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/
Instructions related to public access to the meeting location are available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/
NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS
Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.