Texas Government Code 572.004 – Definition: Regulation
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 572.004
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
In this chapter, “regulation” means rulemaking, adjudication, or licensing. In this definition:
(1) “Adjudication” means the process of an agency for formulating an order.
(2) “License” includes all or part of an agency permit, certificate, approval, registration, charter, membership, statutory exemption, or other form of permission.
(3) “Licensing” includes the process of an agency concerning the grant, renewal, denial, revocation, suspension, annulment, withdrawal, limitation, amendment, modification, or conditioning of a license.
(4) “Order” means all or part of a final disposition, whether affirmative, negative, injunctive, or declaratory in form, of an agency in a matter other than rulemaking but including licensing.
(5) “Rule” means all or part of an agency statement of general or particular applicability and future effect designed to implement, interpret, or prescribe law or policy or to describe the organization, procedure, or practice requirements of an agency.