87(R) SB 713 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

	S.B.  No.  713

	AN ACT
	relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental
	entities subject to that process.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	ARTICLE 1. ENTITIES GIVEN 2023 SUNSET DATE
	SECTION  1.01.    TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM
	OFFICE. 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  1.02.    OFFICE OF STATE-FEDERAL RELATIONS. 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  1.03.    ANATOMICAL BOARD OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
	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  1.04.    TEXAS COMMISSION OF LICENSING AND REGULATION;
	TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION. 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  1.05.    TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT. (a)
	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].
	(b)    For purposes of Section 1701.002, Occupations Code, as
	amended by this Act, the Sunset Advisory Commission shall conduct a
	limited-scope review of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement for
	the 88th Legislature.
	(c)    In conducting the limited-scope review under this
	section, the Sunset Advisory Commission staff evaluation and report
	must be limited to reviewing the appropriateness of the Sunset
	Advisory Commission's recommendations for the Texas Commission on
	Law Enforcement made to the 87th Legislature.
	(d)    The Sunset Advisory Commission's recommendations to the
	88th Legislature may include any recommendation the commission
	considers appropriate based on the limited-scope review conducted
	under this section.
	SECTION  1.06.    PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS. Section
	12.005, Utilities Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec.  12.005.    APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Public Utility
	Commission of Texas is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code
	(Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by
	that chapter or by Chapter 39, the commission is abolished and this
	title expires September 1, 2023 [2025].
	SECTION  1.07.    OFFICE OF PUBLIC UTILITY COUNSEL. Section
	13.002, Utilities Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec.  13.002.    APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Office of
	Public Utility Counsel is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code
	(Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by
	that chapter, the office is abolished and this chapter expires
	September 1, 2023 [2025].
	SECTION  1.08.    SAN JACINTO RIVER AUTHORITY. Section 1A(a),
	Chapter 426, Acts of the 45th Legislature, Regular Session, 1937,
	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, 2023 [2021], and every 12th year after
	that year.
	ARTICLE 2. ENTITIES GIVEN 2025 SUNSET DATE
	SECTION  2.01.    TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND DIVISION OF
	WORKERS' COMPENSATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE. Section