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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the review date for certain governmental entities |
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subject to the sunset review process. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 691.003, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 691.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The Anatomical Board of |
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the State of Texas is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas |
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Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that |
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chapter, the board is abolished September 1, 2025 [2023]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 481.003, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 481.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Economic |
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Development and Tourism Office is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas |
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Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that |
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chapter, the office is abolished and this chapter expires September |
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1, 2025 [2023]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 5.014, Water Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 5.014. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code |
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(Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by |
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that chapter, the commission is abolished and this chapter expires |
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September 1, 2025 [2023]. |
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SECTION 4. Section 202.010, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 202.010. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Juvenile Justice |
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Board and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department are subject to |
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Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued |
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in existence as provided by that chapter, the board and the |
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department are abolished September 1, 2025 [2023]. |
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SECTION 5. Section 1701.002, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1701.002. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas |
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Commission on Law Enforcement is subject to Chapter 325, Government |
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Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided |
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by that chapter, the commission is abolished and this chapter |
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expires September 1, 2025 [2023]. |
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SECTION 6. Section 12.005, Utilities Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.005. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Public Utility |
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Commission of Texas is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code |
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(Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by |
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that chapter or by Chapter 39, the commission is abolished and this |
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title expires September 1, 2025 [2023]. |
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SECTION 7. Section 13.002, Utilities Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 13.002. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Office of |
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Public Utility Counsel is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code |
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(Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by |
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that chapter, the office is abolished and this chapter expires |
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September 1, 2025 [2023]. |
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SECTION 8. Section 1-a(a), Chapter 276, Acts of the 45th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1937, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The District is subject to review under Chapter 325, |
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Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished under |
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that chapter. The review shall be conducted under Section 325.025, |
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Government Code, as if the District were a state agency scheduled to |
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be abolished September 1, 2025 [2023], and every 12th year after |
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that year. |
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SECTION 9. Section 201.025, Agriculture Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.025. SUNSET PROVISION. The State Soil and Water |
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Conservation Board is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code |
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(Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by |
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that chapter, the state board is abolished and this chapter expires |
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September 1, 2025 [2023]. |
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SECTION 10. Section 751.003, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 751.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The Office of |
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State-Federal Relations is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset |
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Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, |
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the office is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2025 |
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[2023]. |
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SECTION 11. Section 6.013, Water Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 6.013. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Water Development |
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Board is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code |
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(Texas Sunset Act), but is not abolished under that chapter. The |
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board shall be reviewed during the period in which state agencies |
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abolished in 2025 [2023 and every 12th year after 2023 are |
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reviewed]. |
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SECTION 12. If a conflict exists between this Act and |
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another Act of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, that |
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extends the sunset date of a governmental entity, the provisions of |
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the other Act control without regard to the relative dates of |
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enactment. |
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SECTION 13. This Act takes effect immediately if it |
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receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each |
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house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate |
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effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |