Monitoring the Session

HB 926

Fewer exemptions from state agency rule requirements

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsReviewed
Rep. Brian HarrisonRHouse 10

Editor's call: No flags. On Nov 1, 2026 the editor checked this charge against the bill's caption and removed it.

Corrected Nov 1, 2026

Corrected Nov 1, 2026 · We checked this summary against the bill text and fixed it.

Reviewed · Nov 1, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the adoption and voidability of certain rules proposed by a state agency.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Narrows exceptions, retaining procurement, burden reductions, natural disasters and legally required rules.

The bill shrinks the list of state agency rules that are exempt from the requirement in Section 2001.0045 of the Government Code, which covers rules that put new burdens or costs on regulated people. It removes the exemptions for rules tied to federal funds or federal law, water protection, health and safety, rules implementing legislation, self-directed semi-independent agencies, and six named agencies, including the Department of Family and Protective Services, the Public Utility Commission and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and it adds a single exemption for rules an agency is explicitly required by law to adopt. Starting with rules proposed on or after September 1, 2025, far more agency rules must meet that section's requirements before they can be adopted.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 3084 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 3084 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Delivery of Government Efficiency committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB926 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Brian HarrisonRHouse 10

ITEM

relating to the adoption and voidability of certain rules proposed by a state agency.

WHAT IT DOES

Narrows exceptions, retaining procurement, burden reductions, natural disasters and legally required rules.

The bill shrinks the list of state agency rules that are exempt from the requirement in Section 2001.0045 of the Government Code, which covers rules that put new burdens or costs on regulated people. It removes the exemptions for rules tied to federal funds or federal law, water protection, health and safety, rules implementing legislation, self-directed semi-independent agencies, and six named agencies, including the Department of Family and Protective Services, the Public Utility Commission and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and it adds a single exemption for rules an agency is explicitly required by law to adopt. Starting with rules proposed on or after September 1, 2025, far more agency rules must meet that section's requirements before they can be adopted.

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

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Brian Harrison

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$38KMichael Rydin$25,000Ed Harrison$16,000

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 · Nov 1, 2024 to Oct 24, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$37,500.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$37,500.00

Cash
$37,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$37,500.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 21, 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: 101013450, 101032507, 101072627.

Michael Rydin$25,000.00
Ed Harrison$16,000.00
Money

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

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Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$37,500.00

Cash
$37,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$37,500.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 21, 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: 101013450, 101032507, 101072627.

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.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 3084

by Rep. Harrison, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 14, 2023: Referred to State Affairs

Relating to the procedures for adopting certain rules proposed by a state agency.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

03/06/2025 H Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 10:30 AM CST. 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

STATE AGENCIES' RULES

Text

The text as introduced · 296 words

By: Harrison
H.B. No. 926

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the adoption and voidability of certain rules proposed

by a state agency.

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

SECTION 1. Section 2001.0045(c), Government Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(c) This section does not apply to a rule that:

(1) relates to state agency procurement;

(2) is amended to:

(A) reduce the burden or responsibilities

imposed on regulated persons by the rule; or

(B) decrease the persons' cost for compliance

with the rule;

(3) is adopted in response to a natural disaster; or

(4) an agency is explicitly required to adopt by law

[ is necessary to receive a source of federal funds or to comply with

federal law;

[ (5) is necessary to protect water resources of this

state as authorized by the Water Code;

[ (6) is necessary to protect the health, safety, and

welfare of the residents of this state;

[ (7) is adopted by the Department of Family and

Protective Services, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Parks and

Wildlife Department, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Texas

Commission on Environmental Quality, or Texas Racing Commission;

[ (8) is adopted by a self-directed semi-independent

agency; or

[ (9) is necessary to implement legislation, unless the

legislature specifically states this section applies to the rule ].

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

a rule proposed by a state agency on or after the effective date of

this Act. A rule proposed before that date is governed by the law in

effect on the date the rule was proposed, and the former law is

continued in effect for that purpose.

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