By: Parker  S.B. No. 2401
         (In the Senate - Filed March 12, 2025; March 25, 2025, read
  first time and referred to Committee on Business & Commerce;
  April 28, 2025, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
  Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 11, Nays 0; April 28, 2025,
  sent to printer.)
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  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 2401 By:  King
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to governmental entities subject to the sunset review
  process.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  TEXAS LOTTERY COMMISSION. Section 467.002,
  Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 467.002.  APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The commission is
  subject to review under Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act).  Unless
  continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission
  is abolished and this chapter, Chapter 466 of this code, and Chapter
  2001, Occupations Code, expire September 2 [1], 2025.
         SECTION 2.  TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.  Section
  492.012, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 492.012.  SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Board of Criminal
  Justice and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice are subject to
  Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act).  Unless continued in existence as
  provided by that chapter, the board and the department are
  abolished September 2 [1], 2025.
         SECTION 3.  TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION.  Section 571.022,
  Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 571.022.  SUNSET PROVISION. The commission is subject
  to review under Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act), but is not abolished
  under that chapter.  The commission shall be reviewed during the
  periods in which state agencies abolished in 2025 [2013] and every
  12th year after that year are reviewed.
         SECTION 4.  DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES.  Section
  2054.005, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 2054.005.  SUNSET PROVISION. [(a)]  The Department of
  Information Resources is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act).  
  Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the
  department is abolished and this chapter expires September 2 [1],
  2025.
         SECTION 5.  ANGELINA AND NECHES RIVER AUTHORITY.  Section
  8501.0015(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 be conducted under Section 325.025,
  Government Code, as if the authority were a state agency scheduled
  to be abolished September 2 [1], 2025, and every 12th year after
  that year.
         SECTION 6.  LOWER NECHES VALLEY AUTHORITY.  Section
  8504.0021(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 be conducted under Section 325.025,
  Government Code, as if the authority were a state agency scheduled
  to be abolished September 2 [1], 2025, and every 12th year after
  that year.
         SECTION 7.  SABINE RIVER AUTHORITY OF TEXAS. Section 2A(a),
  Chapter 110, Acts of the 51st Legislature, Regular Session, 1949,
  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 2 [1], 2025, and every 12th year after that
  year.
         SECTION 8.  TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY OF TEXAS. Section
  1A(a), Chapter 518, Acts of the 54th Legislature, Regular Session,
  1955, 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 2 [1], 2025, and every 12th year after
  that year.
         SECTION 9.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  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, 2025.
 
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