Bill Text: TX HB1550 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Relating to certain governmental entities subject to the sunset review process.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-24 - Senate appoints conferees-reported [HB1550 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB1550-Comm_Sub.html

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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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