Free Enterprise & Government Regulation
Task Force
Co-Chairmen
Senator Kelly Hancock
Senator Angela Paxton
Representative Kyle Biedermann
Representative Dewayne Burns
Representative Phil King
Representative Brooks Landgraf
Representative Geanie Morrison
Representative Candy Noble
Representative Tom Oliverson
The objective of the Task Force is to reduce the burden that government places on the private sector economy by repealing unnecessary regulations and restrictions on the free market. Whether it be state-level occupational licensing regulations or local ordinances on mandatory sick leave, a plethora of governmental regulations hamper the free market for goods, services, and labor.
Specifically, the Task Force will revisit previous legislative recommendations related to deregulation of automobile sales, alcoholic beverage sales, and the state’s title insurance marketplace. The Task Force will advocate continued occupational licensing reform and will explore proposals to roll back unnecessary governmental regulations across the Texas economy, from short-term rentals to environmental permitting.