Relating to the adoption and review of rules by state agencies.

HB 5083 requires Texas state agencies to conduct cost-benefit analyses before adopting new rules. The bill mandates that agencies must document expected public benefits and economic costs for the first six years of a rule’s implementation, including specific assumptions and data used. Agencies cannot adopt rules where compliance costs exceed public benefits, nor may they skip cheaper regulatory alternatives that achieve the same legislative goals. This directly affects state agencies creating regulations and the businesses or individuals required to comply with those rules. The law aims to ensure regulatory actions are economically justified before taking effect.