SB 1045

Parker’s bill lowers the bar to force agency rule hearings

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

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 the requirement that a state agency grant an opportunity for a public hearing before adopting certain rules.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

From 25 persons to 10. Any legislator can request one too.

The bill lowers the number of people needed to force a state agency to hold a public hearing before adopting a substantive rule, from 25 persons to 10, and lowers the association threshold from 25 members to 10. It also lets the lieutenant governor or any member of the legislature request a hearing that the agency must grant. It touches every state agency that writes rules and the Texans, groups and lawmakers who want a say before those rules are adopted, starting with rules proposed on or after September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 4 Republicans, 3 Democrats. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Jan 31, 2025 and referred to the Senate Business & Commerce committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB1045 · 2025-01-31

SOLD BY

Sen. Tan ParkerRSenate 12

Sen. Carol AlvaradoDSenate 6

Sen. Paul BettencourtRSenate 7

+ 4 more authors, 1 coauthor

ITEM

relating to the requirement that a state agency grant an opportunity for a public hearing before adopting certain rules.

WHAT IT DOES

From 25 persons to 10. Any legislator can request one too.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Jan 31, 2025Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Jan 31, 2025Filed
Feb 24, 2025Read first time
Feb 24, 2025Referred to Business & Commerce
Mar 11, 2025Co-author authorized

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Tan Parker

Donors

Texas Stock Exchange | TXSE Group PAC$40K Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$25K The Peck Family Trust$25K

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 Jun 29, 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 Stock Exchange | TXSE Group PAC$40,000.00

Texas Stock Exchange | TXSE Group PAC

$40,000.00

Cash: $40,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $40,000.00

Also funds 10 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 17, 2026 to Oct 16, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 17, 2026 to Jun 25, 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: 101060289.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$25,250.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$25,250.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $250.00
Total: $25,250.00

fundraiser $250.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 4, 2024 to Oct 9, 2025. 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: 100986801, 101009904, 101031351.

The Peck Family Trust$25,000.00

The Peck Family Trust

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 14, 2024 to Sep 18, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Dec 14, 2024. 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: 100986801.

Money

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

Texas Stock Exchange | TXSE Group PAC

$40,000.00

Cash: $40,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $40,000.00

Also funds 10 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 17, 2026 to Oct 16, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 17, 2026 to Jun 25, 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: 101060289.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$25,250.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $250.00
Total: $25,250.00

fundraiser $250.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 4, 2024 to Oct 9, 2025. 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: 100986801, 101009904, 101031351.

The Peck Family Trust

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 14, 2024 to Sep 18, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Dec 14, 2024. 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: 100986801.

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 Senate · Filed Jan 31, 2025

02/24/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

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

Coauthors

Donna CampbellRSenate 25

Senate committee · Business & Commerce · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Legislature

Open Meetings

State Agencies, Boards & Commissions

Text

The text as introduced · 193 words

89R848 RDS-D

By: Parker, et al.
S.B. No. 1045

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the requirement that a state agency grant an

opportunity for a public hearing before adopting certain rules.

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

SECTION 1. Section 2001.029(b), Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(b) A state agency shall grant an opportunity for a public

hearing before it adopts a substantive rule if a public hearing is

requested by:

(1) at least 10 [ 25 ] persons;

(2) a governmental subdivision or agency; [ or ]

(3) the lieutenant governor or a member of the

legislature; or

(4) an association having at least 10 [ 25 ] members.

SECTION 2. Section 2001.029(b), Government Code, as amended

by this Act, applies only to a rule proposed by a state agency on or

after the effective date of this Act. A rule proposed before the

effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect

immediately before that date, and the former law is continued in

effect for that purpose.

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