Amend HB 1545 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 3, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:
SECTION 2.02. TEXAS PHARMACEUTICAL INITIATIVE. Section 2177.010, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2177.010. SUNSET PROVISION [EXPIRATION OF CHAPTER]. The Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative is abolished and this [This] chapter expires September 1, 2033 [2025].
(2) On page 6, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:
SECTION 4.07. REVIEW OF CERTAIN MULTISTATE COMPACTS. Chapter 325, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 325.026 to read as follows:
Sec. 325.026. REVIEW OF CERTAIN MULTISTATE COMPACTS, RECIPROCITY AGREEMENTS, AND OTHER SIMILAR AGREEMENTS. (a) During a review of a state agency that is responsible for administering, implementing, or enforcing a multistate compact, reciprocity agreement, or other similar agreement to which this state is a party, the commission shall review the compact or agreement as part of the review of the state agency.
(b) If a multistate compact, reciprocity agreement, or other similar agreement to which this state is a party is not administered, implemented, or enforced by a state agency, or is administered, implemented, or enforced by a state agency that is not subject to review under this chapter, the commission shall establish a review schedule to ensure that the compact or agreement is reviewed every 10 years.
(c) The commission shall consult with the office of the governor in determining whether a state agency is responsible for administering, implementing, or enforcing a multistate compact, reciprocity agreement, or other similar agreement to which this state is a party.
(d) Not later than the 90th day after the date the state enters into a multistate compact, reciprocity agreement, or other similar agreement, the commission shall identify the state agency responsible for administering, implementing, or enforcing the compact or other agreement. If the compact or other agreement is not administered, implemented, or enforced by a state agency or the state agency that implements, administers, or enforces the compact or agreement is not subject to review under this chapter, the commission shall add the compact or agreement to the review schedule under Subsection (b).
(e) The commission shall publish on the commission's Internet website a list of each multistate compact, reciprocity agreement, or other similar agreement to which this state is a party, including:
(1) the state agency responsible for administering, implementing, or enforcing the compact or agreement and the year the state agency will be reviewed under this chapter; or
(2) the year the compact or other agreement will be reviewed under the schedule required by Subsection (b).
(f) Not later than January 1, 2026, the commission shall review each multistate compact, reciprocity agreement, or other similar agreement to which this state is a party and identify the state agency that is responsible for administering, implementing, or enforcing the compact or agreement. If the commission determines there is no state agency responsible for administering, implementing, or enforcing a compact or agreement, or that a compact or agreement is administered, implemented, or enforced by a state agency that is not subject to review under this chapter, the commission shall include the compact or agreement in the review schedule required by Subsection (b). This subsection expires September 1, 2027.
(3) Add the following appropriately numbered ARTICLE to the bill and renumber subsequent ARTICLES of the bill and SECTIONS of those ARTICLES accordingly:
ARTICLE ____. ENTITIES GIVEN 2029 SUNSET DATE
SECTION ____.01. TEXAS OPTOMETRY BOARD. Section 351.004, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 351.004. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Optometry 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 expires September 1, 2029 [2033].