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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to reforming the procedure by which state agencies adopt rules and impose regulatory requirements and the deference given to the interpretation of laws and rules by state agencies in certain judicial proceedings."
description: "Relating to reforming the procedure by which state agencies adopt rules and impose regulatory requirements and the deference given to the interpretation of laws and rules by state agencies in certain judicial proceedings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "SB 14"
citation: "Texas SB 14 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Commerce--General (I0050)", "Courts--General (I0160)", "Governor (I0375)", "INFORMATION RESOURCES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V9827)", "LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (S0096)", "REGULATORY REFORM & EFFICIENCY ACT (PP2QE)", "SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)", "SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE (S0306)", "STATE AGENCIES' RULES (S0346)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions (I0749)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions--Admin. Procedure (I0763)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed (I0773)", "TEXAS REGULATORY EFFICIENCY ADVISORY PANEL (VA9GP)", "TEXAS REGULATORY EFFICIENCY OFFICE (VO98M)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "Bhojani", "Blanco", "Campbell", "Capriglione", "Creighton", "Curry", "Flores", "Hagenbuch", "Hinojosa, Adam", "Huffman", "Hughes", "Hunter", "King", "Kolkhorst", "Leach", "Middleton", "Parker", "Paxton", "Perry", "Sparks"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 70
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2025-03-06"
last_action: "2025-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/014b1140-6930-4508-a10f-5724ba37e852"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 14.xml"
source_hash: "528ec5c16931d558b58d6f727cd042e1f1beb9e4cc2476cb581e5c385c156432"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
---
# Texas SB 14 (89R) — Relating to reforming the procedure by which state agencies adopt rules and impose regulatory requirements and the deference given to the interpretation of laws and rules by state agencies in certain judicial proceedings.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00014I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00014E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00014H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00014S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00014F.HTM)
## Votes
- passage — **00** (pass) · upper
- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 14 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **265** (pass) · upper
- passage — **00** (pass) · upper
- passage — **9751** (pass) · lower
- passage — **00** (pass) · upper
- passage — **9751** (pass) · lower
- passage — **265** (pass) · upper
- passage — **256** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bettencourt — primary (person)
- Bhojani — primary (person)
- Blanco — primary (person)
- Campbell — primary (person)
- Capriglione — primary (person)
- Creighton — primary (person)
- Curry — primary (person)
- Flores — primary (person)
- Hagenbuch — primary (person)
- Hinojosa, Adam — primary (person)
- Huffman — primary (person)
- Hughes — primary (person)
- Hunter — primary (person)
- King — primary (person)
- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- Leach — primary (person)
- Middleton — primary (person)
- Parker — primary (person)
- Paxton — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- Sparks — primary (person)
- Barry — cosponsor (person)
- Bell, Keith — cosponsor (person)
- Bonnen — cosponsor (person)
- Bumgarner — cosponsor (person)
- Dean — cosponsor (person)
- Dorazio — cosponsor (person)
- Gerdes — cosponsor (person)
- Guillen — cosponsor (person)
- Hayes — cosponsor (person)
- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
- Hickland — cosponsor (person)
- Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" — cosponsor (person)
- Isaac — cosponsor (person)
- Kerwin — cosponsor (person)
- LaHood — cosponsor (person)
- Leo Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Little — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Janie — cosponsor (person)
- Louderback — cosponsor (person)
- Lozano — cosponsor (person)
- Lujan — cosponsor (person)
- McLaughlin — cosponsor (person)
- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Noble — cosponsor (person)
- Oliverson — cosponsor (person)
- Orr — cosponsor (person)
- Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Paul — cosponsor (person)
- Pierson — cosponsor (person)
- Shofner — cosponsor (person)
- Spiller — cosponsor (person)
- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- Tepper — cosponsor (person)
- Villalobos — cosponsor (person)
- Virdell — cosponsor (person)
- Wharton — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-03-06** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
- **2025-03-06** Filed `filing`
- **2025-03-06** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-06** Referred to Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-10** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-03-10** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-03-10** Testimony taken in committee
- **2025-03-10** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-03-11** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-11** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-03-13** Co-author authorized
- **2025-03-13** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-03-18** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2025-03-25** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-03-26** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-03-26** Record vote
- **2025-03-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-26** Amendment to amendment offered
- **2025-03-26** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2025-03-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-03-26** Amendment to amendment offered
- **2025-03-26** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2025-03-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-03-26** Amendment adopted as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-03-26** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-26** Record vote
- **2025-03-26** Three day rule suspended
- **2025-03-26** Record vote
- **2025-03-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-03-26** Passed `passage`
- **2025-03-26** Record vote
- **2025-03-26** Reported engrossed
- **2025-03-27** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2025-04-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-03** Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-07** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-04-07** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-07** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-04-07** Committee report distributed
- **2025-04-07** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-04-08** Laid out in lieu of companion
- **2025-04-08** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-08** Point of order overruled
- **2025-04-08** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-04-08** Record vote
- **2025-04-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-04-08** Point of order overruled
- **2025-04-08** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-04-08** Record vote
- **2025-04-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-04-08** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-04-08** Record vote
- **2025-04-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-04-08** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2025-04-08** Record vote
- **2025-04-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-04-09** Rules suspended
- **2025-04-09** Additional sponsor(s) authorized
- **2025-04-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-04-09** Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-09** Record vote
- **2025-04-09** House passage reported `passage`
- **2025-04-09** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-04-10** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-04-14** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-04-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-23** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-23** Effective on 9/1/25 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/014b1140-6930-4508-a10f-5724ba37e852`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).