By: Paddie, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Birdwell) H.B. No. 1550

(In the Senate - Received from the House April 4, 2019; April 8, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development; May 17, 2019, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0; May 17, 2019, sent to printer.) Click here to see the committee vote

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to certain governmental entities subject to the sunset review process.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 5.01(b), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b) The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished and Subchapter A, Chapter 5, expires September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 2. Section 11.108, Finance Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 11.108. SUNSET PROVISION. The finance commission is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 3. Section 12.109, Finance Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 12.109. SUNSET PROVISION. The office of banking commissioner is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the office is abolished September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 4. Section 13.012, Finance Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 13.012. SUNSET PROVISION. The office of savings and mortgage lending commissioner and the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending are subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the office and department are abolished September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 5. Section 14.066, Finance Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 14.066. SUNSET PROVISION. The office is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the office is abolished September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 6. Section 411.002(c), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

(c) The Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the department is abolished and Subsections (a) and (b) expire September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 7. Section 434.002(a), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) The Texas Veterans Commission is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 8. Section 437.051, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 437.051. SUNSET PROVISION. The department is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the department is abolished and this subchapter expires September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 9. Section 441.001(q), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

(q) The Texas State Library and Archives Commission is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 10. Section 442.002(k), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

(k) The Texas Historical Commission is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 11. Section 2210.002(b), Insurance Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b) The association is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but is not abolished under that chapter. The association shall be reviewed during the period in which state agencies abolished in 2021 [2019] are reviewed. The association shall pay the costs incurred by the Sunset Advisory Commission in performing the review of the association under this subsection. The Sunset Advisory Commission shall determine the costs of the review performed under this subsection, and the association shall pay the amount of those costs promptly on receipt of a statement from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding those costs. This subsection expires September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 12. Section 412.021(f), Labor Code, is amended to read as follows:

(f) The risk management board and the office are subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and this section expires September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 13. Section 32.003, Natural Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 32.003. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The School Land Board is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 14. Section 161.0111, Natural Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 161.0111. SUNSET PROVISION. The Veterans' Land Board is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but is not abolished under that chapter. The board shall be reviewed during the period in which state agencies abolished in 2021 are reviewed [2019] and every 12th year after that [2019 are reviewed].

SECTION 15. Section 151.004, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 151.004. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas Medical Board is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and this subtitle and Chapters 204, 205, 206, 601, 602, 603, and 604 expire September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 16. Section 501.005, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 501.005. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 17. Section 502.003, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 502.003. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 18. Section 503.005, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 503.005. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 19. Section 505.005, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 505.005. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and Section 505.101 expires September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 20. Section 651.002, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 651.002. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas Funeral Service Commission is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 21. Section 901.006, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 901.006. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 22. Section 1002.003, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 1002.003. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 23. Section 1071.003, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 1071.003. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 24. Section 1101.006, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 1101.006. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas Real Estate Commission is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished and this chapter, Chapter 1102, and Chapter 1303 of this code and Chapter 221, Property Code, expire September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 25. Section 1103.006, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 1103.006. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and this chapter and Chapter 1104 expire September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 26. Section 1301.003, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 1301.003. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 27. Section 8503.0021(a), Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) The authority is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished under that chapter. The review shall not include the management of the generation or transmission of electricity under the wholesale electricity operation of the authority and the authority's affiliated nonprofit corporations. The review shall be conducted under Section 325.025, Government Code, as if the authority were a state agency scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2021 [2019], and every 12th year after that year.

SECTION 28. Section 1001.005, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 1001.005. SUNSET PROVISION. The department is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the department is abolished September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 29. Subsection O, Section 2, The Securities Act (Article 581-2, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:

O. The State Securities Board is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and this Act expires September 1, 2021 [2019].

SECTION 30. Section 1A(a), Chapter 75, Acts of the 43rd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1933, is amended to read as follows:

(a) The District is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished under that chapter. The review shall be conducted under Section 325.025, Government Code, as if the District were a state agency scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2021 [2019], and every 12th year after that year.

SECTION 31. Section 1.02A(a), Chapter 427, Acts of the 44th Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1935, is amended to read as follows:

(a) The authority is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished under that chapter. The review shall be conducted under Section 325.025, Government Code, as if the authority were a state agency scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2021 [2019], and every 12th year after that year.

SECTION 32. Section 1A(a), Chapter 279, Acts of the 56th Legislature, Regular Session, 1959, is amended to read as follows:

(a) The Authority is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished under that chapter. The review shall be conducted under Section 325.025, Government Code, as if the Authority were a state agency scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2021 [2019], and every 12th year after that year.

SECTION 33. If a conflict exists between this Act and another Act of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, that extends the sunset date of a governmental entity, the provisions of the other Act prevail without regard to the relative dates of enactment.

SECTION 34. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2019.

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