Summary of Proposed Rule Changes and Request for Comments and Information

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation proposes changes to the rules at 16 TAC, Chapter 60, Procedural Rules of the Commission and the Department. The Department requests comments on the proposed rule changes and information related to the cost, benefit, or effect of the proposed rule changes, including any applicable data, research, or analysis. What are the proposed rule changes? The proposed rule changes:

• Implement House Bill 11, 89th Legislature, Regular Session (2025).
• Add the power for TDLR to enter into agreements with other states that have substantially equivalent license requirements, to enable applicants from each state to obtain a license in the other state.
• Give TDLR sole discretion to decide if another state’s license requirements are substantially equivalent to those of TDLR.
• List the criteria TDLR will use to compare the license requirements of other states to those of TDLR.
• List the minimum requirements a license applicant from another state must satisfy to get a TDLR license even if a reciprocity agreement is in place with that state.

When and where can I review the proposed rule changes? The proposed rule changes will be published in the Proposed Rules section of the Texas Register on October 10, 2025. To locate these proposed rule changes on or after that date just follow these steps:

1. Click this link to the Texas Register.
2. Select html or pdf format for the “Current Issue” if the date shown is the date published, or under “Previous Issues” if more than a week has passed since publication. (The Texas Register is published each Friday.)
3. Scroll down and click on “Proposed Rules.”
4. Look for the heading “Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation” and click the subheading “Procedural Rules of the Commission and the Department.”

How and where can I submit comments and information on the proposed rule changes? Comments and information on the proposed rule changes may be submitted online; by facsimile to (512) 475-3032; or by mail to Monica Nuñez, Legal Assistant, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, P.O. Box 12157, Austin, Texas 78711. Any information that is submitted must include an explanation of how and why the submitted information is specific to the proposed rule changes. Please do not submit copyrighted, confidential, or proprietary information. The Department will accept comments and information on the proposed rule changes until November 10, 2025. Spanish Language Summary