Monitoring the SessionHB 719
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to a requirement that certain rules proposed by state agencies in the executive branch of state government be approved by certain elected state officials.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
No signed approval, no proposed rule. Emergency rules get 10 days to win it.
This bill makes state executive-branch agencies get a signed sign-off from the governor, or from an elected official who runs the agency, before they publish notice of a proposed rule. Emergency rules must be sent for that same approval within 10 days of adoption, and if approval is not given, the agency cannot renew the emergency rule or adopt one that is substantially the same through the regular process. It touches every executive-branch agency that writes rules, and it applies to rules proposed on or after September 1, 2027.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1948 (Died in committee) and 89R HB 587 (Died in committee). Checked against 88R and 89R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1948 (Died in committee) and 89R HB 587 (Died in committee). Filed in 3 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 3. Filed in 3 sessions: 88R, 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
90R-HB719 · 2026-11-09
relating to a requirement that certain rules proposed by state agencies in the executive branch of state government be approved by certain elected state officials.
No signed approval, no proposed rule. Emergency rules get 10 days to win it.
This bill makes state executive-branch agencies get a signed sign-off from the governor, or from an elected official who runs the agency, before they publish notice of a proposed rule. Emergency rules must be sent for that same approval within 10 days of adoption, and if approval is not given, the agency cannot renew the emergency rule or adopt one that is substantially the same through the regular process. It touches every executive-branch agency that writes rules, and it applies to rules proposed on or after September 1, 2027.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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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.
$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.
TeamDerived 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.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$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.
TeamDerived 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.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 3 times: 88R, 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
by Rep. Harrison, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 8, 2023: Referred to State Affairs
Relating to a requirement that certain rules proposed by state agencies in the executive branch of state government be approved by certain elected state officials.
Caption, 88R bill history
by Rep. Harrison, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 3, 2025: Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency
Relating to a requirement that certain rules proposed by state agencies in the executive branch of state government be approved by certain elected state officials.
Caption, 89R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:36 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
The text as introduced · 388 words
By: Harrison H.B. No. 719 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a requirement that certain rules proposed by state agencies in the executive branch of state government be approved by certain elected state officials. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 2001.024, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: (f) This subsection applies only to a rule proposed by a state agency in the executive branch of state government. In addition to any other requirement under this section, the notice of a proposed rule to which this subsection applies must include a certification that the rule has been reviewed and approved by the governor or, if the state agency providing notice of the proposed rule is governed by one or more elected state officers, an elected state officer of that agency. The certification must be signed by the governor or an elected state officer of the agency, as applicable. SECTION 2. Section 2001.034, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: (e) This subsection applies only to an emergency rule proposed under this section by a state agency in the executive branch of state government. Not later than the 10th day after the date a state agency adopts an emergency rule to which this subsection applies, the agency must submit the rule for approval by the governor or, if the agency submitting the rule for approval is governed by one or more elected state officers, an elected state officer of that agency. Notwithstanding Subsection (c) of this section, if the governor or an elected state officer of the agency, as applicable, does not approve the emergency rule, the emergency rule may not be renewed by the agency and a rule that is substantially the same as the disapproved emergency rule may not be adopted by the agency under Sections 2001.023 and 2001.029. SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to a state agency rule proposed 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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.