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.)Click here to see the committee vote     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.     * * * * *