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.

Establishes a new Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office within the governor's office to identify and eliminate unnecessary or ineffective state agency rules.

Creates a Texas Regulatory Efficiency Advisory Panel to provide expertise on regulatory reform and assist the office in identifying opportunities for efficiency.

Updates rulemaking notice requirements to include more detailed fiscal and public benefit analysis, and requires proposed rules to be written in plain language.

Requires biennial reports from the regulatory efficiency office to the governor, legislature, and Legislative Budget Board.

Changes judicial review standards to require courts to review questions of law de novo without deferring to state agency legal interpretations, except when the agency's determination is reasonable and consistent with plain statutory language.

Establishes effective dates contingent on legislative appropriation for implementation, with a default effective date of September 1, 2025 if immediate effect is not achieved.