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  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.