TX SB14

Establishes the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office within the governor's office to identify unnecessary rules, assist agencies in reducing regulatory burdens, and coordinate efforts to eliminate ineffective regulations, with the office required to publish a regulatory economic analysis manual and regulatory reduction guide

Creates the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Advisory Panel to advise the governor's office, with members having expertise in rulemaking, regulatory research, compliance, and cost analysis, and requires biennial reports to the legislature by December 1 of even-numbered years

Eliminates judicial deference to state agency interpretations of laws and rules, requiring courts to review all legal questions de novo without deference to agency determinations, though courts may still consider agency interpretations that are reasonable and consistent with plain statutory language

Expands rulemaking notice requirements to include a request for cost, benefit, and effect information from regulated persons, requires proposed rule text to be written in plain language to the extent practicable, and extends the deadline for contesting rules on procedural grounds

Mandates creation of a searchable website allowing the public to find rules by topic, regulated activity/business type, and NAICS sector codes, with implementation contingent on legislative appropriations; the act takes effect immediately with two-thirds vote or September 1, 2025