By: Canales (Senate Sponsor - Buckingham) H.B. No. 1600
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 14, 2021;
April 19, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on
Administration; May 6, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable
Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0;
May 6, 2021, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1600 By: Buckingham
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the review date for certain governmental entities
subject to the sunset review process.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 11.003, Agriculture Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 11.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The Department of
Agriculture 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, 2023 [2021].
SECTION 2. Section 74.127(a), Agriculture Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The board of directors of the official cotton growers'
boll weevil eradication foundation 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
subchapter expires September 1, 2023 [2021].
SECTION 3. Section 161.027, Agriculture Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 161.027. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Animal Health
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, 2023 [2021].
SECTION 4. Section 54.603, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 54.603. SUNSET PROVISION. The Prepaid Higher
Education Tuition 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 the programs established
under this subchapter and under Subchapters G and H terminate
September 1, 2023 [2021].
SECTION 5. Section 15.212, Finance Code, is amended to read
as follows:
Sec. 15.212. SUNSET PROVISION. The Credit Union Department
and the Credit Union Commission are subject to Chapter 325,
Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence
as provided by that chapter, the department and commission are
abolished September 1, 2023 [2021].
SECTION 6. Section 419.003, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 419.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Commission on
Fire Protection 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, 2023
[2021].
SECTION 7. Section 449.002, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 449.002. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Holocaust and
Genocide 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, 2023
[2021].
SECTION 8. Section 481.003, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 481.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Economic
Development and Tourism Office is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas
Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that
chapter, the office is abolished and this chapter expires September
1, 2023 [2021].
SECTION 9. Section 511.003, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 511.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The Commission on Jail
Standards 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, 2023 [2021].
SECTION 10. Section 751.003, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 751.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The Office of
State-Federal Relations is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset
Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter,
the office is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2023
[2021].
SECTION 11. Section 825.006, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 825.006. SUNSET PROVISION. The board of trustees of
the Teacher Retirement System of Texas is subject to review under
Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act), but is not abolished under that
chapter. The board shall be reviewed during the period in which
state agencies abolished in 2023 [2021], and every 12th year after
that year, are reviewed.
SECTION 12. Section 691.003, Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 691.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The Anatomical Board of
the State of Texas 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, 2023 [2021].
SECTION 13. Section 51.002(a), Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation and the
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation are subject to Chapter
325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in
existence as provided by that chapter, the commission and the
department are abolished September 1, 2023 [2021].
SECTION 14. Section 801.003, Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 801.003. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The State Board of
Veterinary Medical 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, 2023 [2021].
SECTION 15. Section 1701.002, Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 1701.002. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas
Commission on Law Enforcement 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, 2023 [2021].
SECTION 16. Section 2021.008(a), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The commission is subject to Chapter 325, Government
Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided
by that chapter, and except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c),
the commission is abolished and this subtitle expires September 1,
2023 [2021].
SECTION 17. Section 11.0111, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 11.0111. SUNSET PROVISION. The Parks and Wildlife
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, 2023 [2021].
SECTION 18. Section 8502.0021(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 1, 2023 [2021], and every 12th year after
that year.
SECTION 19. If a conflict exists between this Act and
another Act of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, that
amends or repeals the sunset date of a governmental entity, the
provisions of the other Act control without regard to the relative
dates of enactment.
SECTION 20. 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, 2021.
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