Monitoring the Session

HB 5350

bill requiring public comment on state agency policies

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. John BryantDHouse 114

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to notice and opportunity for public comment for certain policies adopted or implemented by a state agency.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Same notice and comment steps already required for formal rules.

The bill makes state agencies give public notice and take public comment before adopting or implementing any policy that affects a procedure or agency action relating to a private person. It touches every state agency and anyone dealing with one, and it uses the same notice and comment steps already required for formal rules. Agencies would have to publish notice, give the public a reasonable chance to comment, and consider fully all comments before such policies take effect, starting with policies adopted on or after September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 14, 2025 and referred to the House Delivery of Government Efficiency committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB5350 · 2025-03-14

SOLD BY

Rep. John BryantDHouse 114

ITEM

relating to notice and opportunity for public comment for certain policies adopted or implemented by a state agency.

WHAT IT DOES

Same notice and comment steps already required for formal rules.

The bill makes state agencies give public notice and take public comment before adopting or implementing any policy that affects a procedure or agency action relating to a private person. It touches every state agency and anyone dealing with one, and it uses the same notice and comment steps already required for formal rules. Agencies would have to publish notice, give the public a reasonable chance to comment, and consider fully all comments before such policies take effect, starting with policies adopted on or after September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

John Bryant

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$17KStephan McNally$10,000Blackridge$7K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$16,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$16,500.00

Cash
$16,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$16,500.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100986384, 101011678, 101030225, 101071800.

Stephan McNally$10,000.00
Blackridge$7,000.00

Blackridge

$7,000.00

Cash
$7,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$7,000.00

Also funds 86 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 5, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 4, 2025 to Jun 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101030225, 101062403.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

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Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$16,500.00

Cash
$16,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$16,500.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100986384, 101011678, 101030225, 101071800.

×

Blackridge

$7,000.00

Cash
$7,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$7,000.00

Also funds 86 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 5, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 4, 2025 to Jun 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101030225, 101062403.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 14, 2025

04/07/2025 H Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Delivery of Government Efficiency · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

State Agencies, Boards & Commissions

PUBLIC NOTICE

Text

The text as introduced · 251 words

89R5139 RDS-D

By: Bryant
H.B. No. 5350

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to notice and opportunity for public comment for certain

policies adopted or implemented by a state agency.

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

SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 10, Government Code, is

amended by adding Chapter 2010 to read as follows:

CHAPTER 2010. PUBLIC NOTICE AND HEARING FOR CERTAIN AGENCY ACTION

Sec. 2010.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter does

not apply to a rule that is subject to the requirements of

Subchapter B, Chapter 2001.

Sec. 2010.002. NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

FOR CERTAIN POLICIES. (a) Before a state agency may implement or

adopt a policy that affects a procedure or agency action relating to

a private person, the state agency must:

(1) give notice of the agency's intention to adopt the

policy in the same manner that the agency would give notice of the

agency's intent to adopt a rule under Section 2001.023; and

(2) give all interested persons a reasonable

opportunity for public comment in the same manner that the agency

would give interested persons an opportunity to submit data, views,

or arguments under Section 2001.029(a).

(b) A state agency shall consider fully all comments the

agency receives about a proposed policy.

SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to

a policy implemented or adopted on or after the effective date of

this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.