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