Money’s DOGE Bill Orders A Study And Cuts Nothing

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89R15289 GP-F

By: Money
H.B. No. 4008

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a study by the office of the governor regarding the

implementation in this state of the processes and methodologies

used by the United States DOGE Service.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act:

(1) "Office" means the office of the governor.

(2) "Service" means the United States DOGE Service

established in the executive office of the president of the United

States by Executive Order No. 14158 (2025).

(3) "State agency" means a department, commission,

board, office, council, authority, or other agency in the executive

branch of state government that is created by the constitution or a

statute of this state, including a university system or institution

of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.

SECTION 2. STUDY ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN EFFICIENCY

PROCESSES AND METHODOLOGIES. (a) The office shall conduct a study

to evaluate the feasibility and benefits of adopting the service's

processes and methodologies for use in this state to identify and

eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse at state agencies.

(b) At a minimum, the study must:

(1) analyze the service's methodologies, including

data analytics, process improvement, and oversight mechanisms;

(2) compare the existing practices of state agencies

with the standards developed and used by the service to review

federal agencies to identify discrepancies and areas for

improvement at state agencies;

(3) assess the potential cost savings, efficiency

gains, and improvements in service delivery at state agencies if

the service's processes and methodologies were adopted by this

state;

(4) make recommendations on how the service's

processes and methodologies can be tailored to fit the legal,

administrative, and cultural contexts of this state and the

operations of state agencies; and

(5) analyze the legal and constitutional

considerations, if any, of adopting the service's processes and

methodologies for use in this state.

SECTION 3. REPORT. (a) The office shall prepare and submit

a report to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of

representatives, and each other member of the legislature not later

than December 1, 2026.

(b) The report must include:

(1) the findings of the study conduced under Section 2

of this Act;

(2) the office's recommendations regarding the

implementation of the service's processes and methodologies in this

state, including, if applicable, a timeline for implementation that

may provide for the processes and methodologies to be phased in over

time;

(3) if appropriate, proposed legislation necessary to

implement the service's processes and methodologies that the office

recommends be adopted by this state; and

(4) an estimate of resources required, including

funding and personnel, to implement the service's processes and

methodologies that the office recommends be adopted by this state.

(c) The office shall publish the report in a publicly

accessible location on the office's Internet website.

SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2027.

SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.