By: Holland, Canales, Goldman, H.B. No. 1620       Bell of Kaufman, Clardy       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 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, 2025 [2023].          SECTION 2.  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, 2025 [2023].          SECTION 3.  Section 5.014, Water Code, is amended to read as   follows:          Sec. 5.014.  SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Commission on   Environmental Quality 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, 2025 [2023].          SECTION 4.  Section 202.010, Human Resources Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 202.010.  SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Juvenile Justice   Board and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department are subject to   Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued   in existence as provided by that chapter, the board and the   department are abolished September 1, 2025 [2023].          SECTION 5.  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, 2025 [2023].          SECTION 6.  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, 2025 [2023].          SECTION 7.  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, 2025 [2023].          SECTION 8.  Section 1-a(a), Chapter 276, 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, 2025 [2023], and every 12th year after   that year.          SECTION 9.  Section 201.025, Agriculture Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 201.025.  SUNSET PROVISION. The State Soil and Water   Conservation Board is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code   (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by   that chapter, the state board is abolished and this chapter expires   September 1, 2025 [2023].          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, 2025   [2023].          SECTION 11.  Section 6.013, Water Code, is amended to read as   follows:          Sec. 6.013.  SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Water Development   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 2025 [2023 and every 12th year after 2023 are   reviewed].          SECTION 12.  If a conflict exists between this Act and   another Act of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, that   extends the sunset date of a governmental entity, the provisions of   the other Act control without regard to the relative dates of   enactment.          SECTION 13.  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, 2023.