Rules

Adopted Rules

Information regarding new, amended, and repealed rules adopted by the Ethics Commission is available below, arranged by the year of adoption.

Proposed Rules

The Commission proposes rules to implement, interpret, or prescribe law or policy. Also, any interested person by petition to the Commission may request the adoption of a rule. Within 60 days, the Commission will deny the petition and state the reasons for denial, or the Commission will initiate rulemaking. The Commission will give at least 30 days’ notice of its intention to adopt a rule, and the proposed rule will be published in the Texas Register with the text and an explanation of the proposed rule. The Commission will mail notice of a proposed rule to each person who makes a timely written request. The Commission will then take public comments on a proposed rule.

Information regarding proposed rules is available below, listed by the year of proposal.

Seeking Comments

The Commission invites public comment on new rule proposals. A written statement should be emailed to public_comment@ethics.state.tx.us, or mailed or delivered to J.R. Johnson, Texas Ethics Commission, P.O. Box 12070, Austin, Texas 78711-2070. A person who wants to offer spoken comments to the Commission concerning a proposed rule may do so during the public comment period at any Commission meeting when the Commission considers the proposed rule.

Information concerning the time and location of Commission meetings is available at our website, https://www.ethics.state.tx.us.