SB 1045 amends the Government Code to lower the threshold required for requesting a public hearing before a state agency adopts a substantive rule. It reduces the number of individuals or association members needed to request a hearing from 25 to 10 and expands the list of entities eligible to request a hearing to include the lieutenant governor or any member of the legislature. The bill ensures that agencies provide greater public access and legislative oversight in the rulemaking process. The changes apply only to rules proposed on or after the effective date of September 1, 2025.