Bill renames Sunset and requires agency moves that save money

The text as introduced · 16,628 words

89R15506 BCH-D

By: Pierson
H.B. No. 3971

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to renaming the Sunset Advisory Commission the Department

of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and to the duties of that

department.

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. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Department of

Agriculture is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas DOGE

[ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that

chapter, the department is abolished September 1, 2035.

SECTION 2. The heading to Section 74.127, Agriculture Code,

is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 74.127. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION.

SECTION 3. 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 DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in

existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished

September 1, 2035.

SECTION 4. Section 161.027, Agriculture Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 161.027. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Texas Animal

Health Commission is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas

DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by

that chapter, the commission is abolished September 1, 2035.

SECTION 5. Section 201.025, Agriculture Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 201.025. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The State Soil and

Water Conservation Board is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code

(Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as

provided by that chapter, the state board is abolished September 1,

2035.

SECTION 6. 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 DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless

continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission

is abolished and Subchapter A, Chapter 5, expires September 1,

2031.

SECTION 7. Section 7.004, Education Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 7.004. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. (a) The Texas

Education Agency is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas

DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by

that chapter, the agency is abolished September 1, 2029.

(b) As part of the Department of Government Efficiency's

[ Sunset Advisory Commission's ] review of the agency under

Subsection (a), the department [ commission ] in coordination with

the agency shall select for review three regional education service

centers that serve diverse geographic areas of the state and

diverse population sizes. The department's [ commission's ] review

of the agency must include an evaluation of the agency's oversight

of the centers.

SECTION 8. Section 19.0022, Education Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 19.0022. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Windham School

District is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code

(Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). The district shall be reviewed during

the period in which the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is

reviewed.

SECTION 9. Section 33.254, Education Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 33.254. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The council is

subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act).

Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the

council is abolished and this subchapter expires September 1, 2029.

SECTION 10. Section 51.153(e), Education Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(e) The Western Information Network Association is subject

to the Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act (Chapter 325, Government Code).

Unless continued in existence as provided by that Act, the

association is abolished September 1, 1989.

SECTION 11. Section 51.168(d), Education Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(d) An information network association created under this

section is subject to the Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act (Chapter 325,

Government Code). Unless continued in existence as provided by

that Act, the association is abolished September 1, 1989.

SECTION 12. Section 54.603, Education Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 54.603. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Prepaid Higher

Education Tuition Board is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code

(Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as

provided by that chapter, the board is abolished September 1, 2035.

SECTION 13. Section 61.0211, Education Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 61.0211. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Texas Higher

Education Coordinating Board is subject to Chapter 325, Government

Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as

provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and this chapter

expires September 1, 2029.

SECTION 14. Section 11.108, Finance Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 11.108. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The finance

commission is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas DOGE

[ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that

chapter, the commission is abolished September 1, 2031.

SECTION 15. Section 12.109, Finance Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 12.109. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The office of

banking commissioner is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code

(Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as

provided by that chapter, the office is abolished September 1,

2031.

SECTION 16. Section 13.012, Finance Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 13.012. DOGE [ 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 DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as

provided by that chapter, the office and department are abolished

September 1, 2031.

SECTION 17. Section 14.066, Finance Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 14.066. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The office is

subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act).

Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the

office is abolished September 1, 2031.

SECTION 18. Section 15.212, Finance Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 15.212. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Credit Union

Department and the Credit Union Commission are subject to Chapter

325, Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued

in existence as provided by that chapter, the department and

commission are abolished September 1, 2035.

SECTION 19. Section 33.003, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 33.003. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The State Commission

on Judicial Conduct is subject to review under Chapter 325 (Texas

DOGE [ Sunset ] Act), but is not abolished under that chapter. The

commission shall be reviewed during the period in which state

agencies abolished in 2029, and every 12th year after that year, are

reviewed.

SECTION 20. Section 33.0322, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 33.0322. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION PROVIDED TO

DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY [ SUNSET ADVISORY COMMISSION ].

(a) Notwithstanding Section 33.032 or other law, including Section

1-a(10), Article V, Texas Constitution, the commission shall

provide to the Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory

Commission ] staff conducting a review under Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE

[ Sunset ] Act) access to the commission's confidential documents,

records, meetings, and proceedings, including proceedings in which

testimony is given, as the Department of Government Efficiency

[ Sunset Advisory Commission ] staff determines necessary to conduct

a complete and thorough evaluation of the commission's activities.

(b) The confidentiality provisions of this chapter and

other law do not authorize the commission to withhold from the

Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory Commission ]

staff access to any confidential document, record, meeting, or

proceeding to which the Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset

Advisory Commission ] staff determines access is necessary for a

review under Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act).

(c) The Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset

Advisory Commission ] staff shall maintain the confidentiality the

commission is required to maintain under this chapter and other law

for each document, record, meeting, or proceeding that the staff

accesses or receives as part of a review under Chapter 325 (Texas

DOGE [ Sunset ] Act).

(d) The commission does not violate the attorney-client

privilege, or any other privilege or confidentiality requirement

protected or required by the Texas Constitution, common law,

statutory law, or rules of evidence, procedure, or professional

conduct, by providing to the Department of Government Efficiency

[ Sunset Advisory Commission ] staff for purposes of a review under

Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act) a confidential communication,

including a document or record or any testimony or other

information presented in a closed meeting or proceeding of the

commission, that is made between the commission and its attorneys

or other employees assisting the commission in its decision-making

process.

SECTION 21. Section 81.003, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 81.003. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The state bar is

subject to Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued

in existence as provided by that chapter, this chapter expires

September 1, 2029.

SECTION 22. Section 81.113(a), Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the state bar

shall credit an attorney licensed in this state with meeting the

minimum continuing legal education requirements of the state bar

for a reporting year if during the reporting year the attorney is

employed full-time as an attorney by:

(1) the senate;

(2) the house of representatives;

(3) a committee, division, department, or office of

the senate or house;

(4) the Texas Legislative Council;

(5) the Legislative Budget Board;

(6) the Legislative Reference Library;

(7) the office of the state auditor; or

(8) the Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset

Advisory Commission ].

SECTION 23. Section 82.006, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 82.006. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Board of Law

Examiners is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act).

Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the

board is abolished September 1, 2029.

SECTION 24. Section 152.001, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 152.001. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Judicial Branch

Certification Commission is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE

[ Sunset ] Act), but is not abolished under that chapter. The

commission shall be reviewed during the period in which state

agencies abolished in 2029, and every 12th year after that year, are

reviewed.

SECTION 25. Section 321.013(c), Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(c) The State Auditor shall recommend the audit plan for the

state for each year to the committee. In devising the plan, the

State Auditor shall consider recommendations concerning

coordination of agency functions made jointly by representatives of

the Legislative Budget Board, Department of Government Efficiency

[ Sunset Advisory Commission ], and State Auditor's Office. The

State Auditor shall also consider the extent to which a department

has received a significant increase in appropriations, including a

significant increase in federal or other money passed through to

the department, and shall review procurement activities for

compliance with Section 2161.123. The plan shall provide for

auditing of federal programs at least as often as required under

federal law and shall ensure that audit requirements of all bond

covenants and other credit or financial agreements are satisfied.

The committee shall review and approve the plan.

SECTION 26. Section 321.0134(b), Government Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(b) An effectiveness audit may be scheduled only when the

audited entity is not scheduled for review under the Texas DOGE

[ Sunset ] Act (Chapter 325).

SECTION 27. Section 322.0175(a), Government Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) The board shall perform a strategic fiscal review for

each state agency currently the subject of Department of Government

Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory Commission ] review under Chapter 325

(Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). The board shall not perform a review

under this section of state agencies listed in Section 325.025(b),

Government Code, because these agencies are not subject to the

legislative appropriations process.

SECTION 28. The heading to Chapter 325, Government Code, is

amended to read as follows:

CHAPTER 325. DOGE [ SUNSET ] LAW

SECTION 29. Section 325.001, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 325.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the

Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act.

SECTION 30. Section 325.002, Government Code, is amended by

amending Subdivision (3) and adding Subdivision (4) to read as

follows:

(3) "Board" [ "Commission" ] means the board of the

Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory Commission ].

(4) "Department" means the Department of Government

Efficiency.

SECTION 31. The heading to Section 325.003, Government

Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 325.003. DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY; BOARD

[ SUNSET ADVISORY COMMISSION ].

SECTION 32. Sections 325.003(a), (a-1), (b), (c), (d), (e),

(e-1), (g), (i), (j), and (k), Government Code, are amended to read

as follows:

(a) The Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset

Advisory Commission ] is a legislative agency that has as its goal

the streamlining of government through the use of technology to

find and eliminate waste and inefficiency. The department is

governed by a board that consists of five members of the senate and

one public member appointed by the lieutenant governor and five

members of the house of representatives and one public member

appointed by the speaker of the house. The lieutenant governor and

the speaker of the house may serve as one of the legislative

appointees.

(a-1) A public member acts on behalf of the legislature when

participating on the board [ commission ] in furtherance of the

legislature's duty to provide oversight of executive branch

agencies' implementation of legislative priorities.

(b) An individual is not eligible for appointment as a

public member if the individual or the individual's spouse is:

(1) regulated by a state agency that the board

[ commission ] will review during the term for which the individual

would serve;

(2) employed by, participates in the management of, or

directly or indirectly has more than a 10 percent interest in a

business entity or other organization regulated by a state agency

the board [ commission ] will review during the term for which the

individual would serve; or

(3) required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter

305 because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf

of a profession or entity related to the operation of an agency

under review.

(c) It is a ground for removal of a public member from the

board [ commission ] if the member does not have the qualifications

required by Subsection (b) for appointment to the board

[ commission ] at the time of appointment or does not maintain the

qualifications while serving on the board [ commission ]. The

validity of the board's [ commission's ] action is not affected by the

fact that it was taken when a ground for removal of a public member

from the board [ commission ] existed.

(d) Legislative members serve four-year terms, with terms

staggered so that the terms of as near to one-half of the

legislative members appointed by the lieutenant governor as

possible and the terms of as near to one-half of the legislative

members appointed by the speaker as possible expire September 1 of

each odd-numbered year. If the lieutenant governor or the speaker

serves on the board [ commission ], service continues until

resignation from the board [ commission ] or until the individual

ceases to hold the office. Public members serve two-year terms

expiring September 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(e) Members other than the lieutenant governor and the

speaker are subject to the following restrictions:

(1) after a legislative member serves two terms on the

board [ commission ] or a public member serves three terms on the

board [ commission ], the individual is not eligible for appointment

to another term or part of a term;

(2) a legislative member who serves a full term may not

be appointed to an immediately succeeding term; and

(3) a public member may not serve more than two

consecutive terms, and, for purposes of this prohibition, a member

is considered to have served a term only if the member has served

more than half of the term.

(e-1) If an individual serves for less than a full term, the

term is not counted toward determining the individual's eligibility

to serve on the board [ commission ] under Subsection (e)(1) unless

the individual was a member of the board [ commission ] for each

public hearing at which the state agencies being reviewed during

the individual's term were discussed.

(g) If a legislative member ceases to be a member of the

house from which he was appointed, the member vacates his

membership on the board [ commission ].

(i) The board [ commission ] shall have a chairman and

vice-chairman as presiding officers. The chairmanship and

vice-chairmanship must alternate every two years between the two

membership groups appointed by the lieutenant governor and the

speaker. The chairman and vice-chairman may not be from the same

membership group. The lieutenant governor shall designate a

presiding officer from his appointed membership group and the

speaker shall designate the other presiding officer from his

appointed membership group.

(j) Seven members of the board [ commission ] constitute a

quorum. A final action or recommendation may not be made unless

approved by a record vote of a majority of members appointed by the

lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house. All other actions

by the board [ commission ] shall be decided by a majority of the

members present and voting.

(k) Each member of the board [ commission ] is entitled to

reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in

performing board [ commission ] duties. Each legislative member is

entitled to reimbursement from the appropriate fund of the member's

respective house. Each public member is entitled to reimbursement

from funds appropriated to the department [ commission ].

SECTION 33. Sections 325.004(a) and (c), Government Code,

are amended to read as follows:

(a) The board [ commission ] shall employ an executive

director to act as the executive head of the department

[ commission ].

(c) The chairman and vice-chairman of the board

[ commission ] may each employ a staff to work for them on matters

related to board [ commission ] activities.

SECTION 34. Section 325.005, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 325.005. RULES. The board [ commission ] shall adopt

rules necessary to carry out this chapter.

SECTION 35. Section 325.007, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 325.007. AGENCY REPORT TO DEPARTMENT [ COMMISSION ].

(a) Before September 1 of the odd-numbered year before the year in

which a state agency subject to this chapter is abolished, the

agency shall report to the department [ commission ]:

(1) information regarding the application to the

agency of the criteria in Section 325.011; and

(2) any other information that the agency considers

appropriate or that is requested by the department [ commission ].

(b) The reports under Subsection (a) must be submitted in

electronic format only. The department [ commission ] shall

prescribe the electronic format to be used.

SECTION 36. Section 325.0075, Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 325.0075. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF AGENCY BEING

REVIEWED. Before September 1 of the odd-numbered year before the

year in which a state agency subject to this chapter is abolished,

the agency shall submit to the department [ commission ], the

governor, the lieutenant governor, and each member of the

legislature a report that:

(1) lists each report that the agency is required by a

statute to prepare; and

(2) evaluates the need for each report listed in

Subdivision (1) based on whether factors or conditions have changed

since the date the statutory requirement to prepare the report was

enacted.

SECTION 37. The heading to Section 325.008, Government

Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 325.008. DEPARTMENT [ COMMISSION ] DUTIES.

SECTION 38. Sections 325.008(a) and (b), Government Code,

are amended to read as follows:

(a) Before January 1 of the year in which a state agency

subject to this chapter and its advisory committees are abolished,

the department [ commission ] shall:

(1) review and take action necessary to verify the

reports submitted by the agency under Section 325.007;

(2) consult the Legislative Budget Board, the

Governor's Budget, Policy, and Planning Division, the State

Auditor, and the comptroller of public accounts, or their

successors, on the application to the agency of the criteria

provided in Section 325.011;

(3) conduct a review of the agency based on the

criteria provided in Section 325.011 and prepare a written report;

[ and ]

(4) conduct the evaluation required by Section

325.0085; and

(5) review the implementation of department

[ commission ] recommendations contained in the reports presented to

the legislature during the preceding legislative session and the

resulting legislation.

(b) The written report prepared by the department

[ commission ] under Subsection (a)(3) is a public record.

SECTION 39. Chapter 325, Government Code, is amended by

adding Section 325.0085 to read as follows:

Sec. 325.0085. RELOCATION OF STATE AGENCY HEADQUARTERS.

(a) For each state agency reviewed under this chapter whose

headquarters is located in Travis County or an adjacent county, the

department, with the assistance of the Texas Facilities Commission,

shall evaluate the cost savings to this state of relocating the

state agency's headquarters to a location outside of Travis County

or an adjacent county. In determining the cost savings to the

state, the department shall consider the following factors over a

10-year period:

(1) the cost of leasing or purchasing office space for

the state agency in a location outside of Travis County or an

adjacent county;

(2) the cost of moving the state agency to the new

location;

(3) the market value of any state-owned property

currently being used for the state agency's headquarters, including

the amount of income the state could earn by leasing or selling the

property; and

(4) any other information the department or Texas

Facilities Commission considers relevant in determining whether

the relocation creates a cost saving to this state.

(b) If the department determines relocating a state agency

creates a cost saving to this state, the state agency shall relocate

the agency's headquarters to the location determined by the

department under this section.

SECTION 40. Section 325.009, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 325.009. PUBLIC HEARINGS. (a) Before February 1 of

the year a state agency subject to this chapter and its advisory

committees are abolished, the department [ commission ] shall

conduct public hearings concerning but not limited to the

application to the agency of the criteria provided in Section

325.011.

(b) The department [ commission ] may hold the public

hearings after the review of the agency required by Section

325.008(a)(3) is complete and available to the public.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the department

[ commission ] may not discuss in a public hearing the application to

an agency of the criteria provided in Section 325.011(14). The

department [ commission ] staff shall notify the board [ commission ]

of any findings and recommendations regarding the criteria provided

in Section 325.011(14).

SECTION 41. Section 325.010, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 325.010. DEPARTMENT [ COMMISSION ] REPORT. (a) At each

regular legislative session, the department [ commission ] shall

present to the legislature and the governor a report on the agencies

and advisory committees reviewed.

(b) In the report the department [ commission ] shall

include:

(1) its findings regarding the criteria prescribed by

Section 325.011, except Section 325.011(14);

(2) its recommendations based on the matters

prescribed by Section 325.012, except recommendations relating to

criteria prescribed by Section 325.011(14); and

(3) other information the department [ commission ]

considers necessary for a complete review of the agency.

SECTION 42. Section 325.011, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 325.011. CRITERIA FOR REVIEW. In order to lower state

spending and minimize waste in the provision of state services, the

board [ The commission ] and its staff shall consider the following

criteria in determining whether a public need exists for the

continuation of a state agency or its advisory committees or for the

performance of the functions of the agency or its advisory

committees:

(1) the efficiency and effectiveness with which the

agency or the advisory committee operates;

(2)(A) an identification of the mission, goals, and

objectives intended for the agency or advisory committee and of the

problem or need that the agency or advisory committee was intended

to address; and

(B) the extent to which the mission, goals, and

objectives have been achieved and the problem or need has been

addressed;

(3)(A) an identification of any activities of the

agency in addition to those granted by statute and of the authority

for those activities; and

(B) the extent to which those activities are

needed;

(4) an assessment of authority of the agency relating

to fees, inspections, enforcement, and penalties;

(5) whether less restrictive or alternative methods of

performing any function that the agency performs could adequately

protect or provide service to the public;

(6) the extent to which the jurisdiction of the agency

and the programs administered by the agency overlap or duplicate

those of other agencies, the extent to which the agency coordinates

with those agencies, and the extent to which the programs

administered by the agency can be consolidated with the programs of

other state agencies;

(7) the promptness and effectiveness with which the

agency addresses complaints concerning entities or other persons

affected by the agency, including an assessment of the agency's

administrative hearings process;

(8) an assessment of the agency's rulemaking process

and the extent to which the agency has encouraged participation by

the public in making its rules and decisions and the extent to which

the public participation has resulted in rules that benefit the

public;

(9) the extent to which the agency has complied with:

(A) federal and state laws and applicable rules

regarding equality of employment opportunity and the rights and

privacy of individuals; and

(B) state law and applicable rules of any state

agency regarding purchasing guidelines and programs for

historically underutilized businesses;

(10) the extent to which the agency issues and

enforces rules relating to potential conflicts of interest of its

employees;

(11) the extent to which the agency complies with

Chapters 551 and 552 and follows records management practices that

enable the agency to respond efficiently to requests for public

information;

(12) the effect of federal intervention or loss of

federal funds if the agency is abolished;

(13) the extent to which the purpose and effectiveness

of reporting requirements imposed on the agency justifies the

continuation of the requirement; and

(14) an assessment of the agency's cybersecurity

practices using confidential information available from the

Department of Information Resources or any other appropriate state

agency.

SECTION 43. Sections 325.0115(b), (c), and (d), Government

Code, are amended to read as follows:

(b) In an assessment of an agency that licenses an

occupation or profession, the board [ commission ] and its staff

shall consider:

(1) whether the occupational licensing program:

(A) serves a meaningful, defined public

interest; and

(B) provides the least restrictive form of

regulation that will adequately protect the public interest;

(2) the extent to which the regulatory objective of

the occupational licensing program may be achieved through market

forces, private or industry certification and accreditation

programs, or enforcement of other law;

(3) the extent to which licensing criteria, if

applicable, ensure that applicants have occupational skill sets or

competencies that correlate with a public interest and the impact

that those criteria have on applicants, particularly those with

moderate or low incomes, seeking to enter the occupation or

profession; and

(4) the impact of the regulation, including the extent

to which the program stimulates or restricts competition and

affects consumer choice and the cost of services.

(c) As part of the department's [ commission's ] review of an

agency that licenses an occupation or profession, the board

[ commission ] and its staff shall determine whether the governing

body of the agency being reviewed has made an evaluation regarding

the type of personal information of license holders that the agency

should make available on the agency's Internet website based on the

following factors:

(1) the type of information the public needs to file a

complaint with the agency;

(2) the type of information the public needs to locate

an existing or potential service provider;

(3) the type of information the public needs to verify

a license; and

(4) whether making the information available on the

agency's Internet website could subject a license holder to

harassment, solicitation, or other nuisance.

(d) If the department [ commission ] determines that the

governing body of an agency has not completed the evaluation

described by Subsection (c), the department [ commission ] shall make

a recommendation that the governing body of the agency perform such

an evaluation.

SECTION 44. Section 325.012, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 325.012. RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) In its report on a

state agency, the department [ commission ] shall:

(1) make recommendations on the abolition,

continuation, or reorganization of each affected state agency and

its advisory committees and on the need for the performance of the

functions of the agency and its advisory committees;

(2) make recommendations on the consolidation,

transfer, or reorganization of programs within state agencies not

under review when the programs duplicate functions performed in

agencies under review;

(3) make recommendations to improve the operations of

the agency, its policy body, and its advisory committees, including

management recommendations that do not require a change in the

agency's enabling statute; and

(4) make recommendations on the continuation or

abolition of each reporting requirement imposed on the agency by

law.

(b) The department [ commission ] shall include the estimated

fiscal impact of its recommendations and may recommend

appropriation levels for certain programs to improve the operations

of the state agency, to be forwarded to the Legislative Budget

Board.

(c) The department [ commission ] shall have drafts of

legislation prepared to carry out the department's [ commission's ]

recommendations under this section.

(d) After the legislature acts on the report under Section

325.010, the department [ commission ] shall present to the state

auditor the department's [ commission's ] recommendations that do not

require a statutory change to be put into effect. Based on a risk

assessment and subject to the legislative audit committee's

approval of including the examination in the audit plan under

Section 321.013, the state auditor may examine the recommendations

and include as part of the next approved audit of the agency a

report on whether the agency has implemented the recommendations

and, if so, in what manner.

SECTION 45. Section 325.0123, Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 325.0123. REVIEW OF CERTAIN AGENCIES FOR RESPECTFUL

LANGUAGE. (a) As part of its review of a health and human services

agency, the department [ commission ] shall consider and make

recommendations regarding the statutory revisions necessary to use

the phrase "intellectual disability" instead of "mental

retardation" and to use the phrase "person with intellectual

disability" instead of "person with mental retardation."

(b) As part of its review of an agency, the department

[ commission ] shall consider and recommend, as appropriate,

statutory revisions in accordance with the person first respectful

language initiative under Chapter 392.

SECTION 46. Sections 325.0124(b) and (c), Government Code,

are amended to read as follows:

(b) As part of its review of a state agency, the department

[ commission ] shall determine whether the state agency sells

personal data the agency possesses. If the state agency sells

personal data, the department [ commission ] shall determine:

(1) to whom the personal data is sold;

(2) to the extent possible, the purpose for which the

personal data is sold;

(3) the amount the state agency receives for the sale

of the personal data; and

(4) the law that authorizes the state agency to sell

the personal data.

(c) The department [ commission ] shall recommend prohibiting

the sale of personal data by a state agency, unless the department

[ commission ] identifies a compelling state or public interest

justifying the state agency's authority to sell the personal data.

If the department [ commission ] recommends continuing the state

agency's authority to sell personal data, the department

[ commission ] shall make any recommendations it considers necessary

to protect the personal data from improper use and dissemination.

SECTION 47. Section 325.0125, Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 325.0125. REVIEW OF CERTAIN AGENCIES. (a) In the

two-year period preceding the date scheduled for the abolition of a

state agency under this chapter, the department [ commission ] may

exempt certain agencies from the requirements of this chapter

relating to staff reports, hearings, and reviews.

(b) The department [ commission ] may only exempt agencies

that have been inactive for a period of two years preceding the date

the agency is scheduled for abolition, that have been rendered

inactive by an action of the legislature, or that the department

[ commission ] determines are unable to participate in the review due

to a declared disaster.

(c) The department's [ commission's ] action in exempting

agencies under this section must be done by an affirmative record

vote and must be decided by a majority of all members present and

voting.

SECTION 48. Section 325.0126, Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 325.0126. MONITORING OF RECOMMENDATIONS. During each

legislative session, the staff of the department [ commission ]

shall:

(1) monitor legislation affecting agencies that have

undergone DOGE [ sunset ] review immediately before the legislative

session;

(2) notify the members of the board [ commission ] about

any amendment to the legislation prepared under Section 325.012(c)

that modifies the department's [ commission's ] recommendations for a

state agency; and

(3) provide legislative services to support the

passage of the legislation prepared under Section 325.012(c).

SECTION 49. Section 325.0127(b), Government Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(b) A self-directed semi-independent agency shall pay the

costs incurred by the department [ commission ] in performing a

review of the agency under this chapter. The department

[ commission ] shall determine the costs of the review, and the

agency shall pay the amount of those costs promptly on receipt of a

statement from the department [ commission ] regarding those costs.

SECTION 50. Sections 325.018(a), (b), (d), and (f),

Government Code, are amended to read as follows:

(a) The board [ commission ] may issue process to compel the

attendance of witnesses and the production of books, records,

papers, and other objects necessary or proper for the purposes of

the department [ commission ] proceedings. The process may be served

on a witness at any place in this state.

(b) If a majority of the board [ commission ] directs the

issuance of a subpoena, the chairman shall issue the subpoena in the

name of the board [ commission ].

(d) If necessary to obtain compliance with a subpoena or

other process, the board [ commission ] may issue attachments. The

attachments may be addressed to and served by any peace officer in

this state.

(f) A witness who attends a department [ commission ]

proceeding under process is entitled to the same mileage and per

diem as a witness who appears before a grand jury in this state.

SECTION 51. Section 325.019, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 325.019. ASSISTANCE OF AND ACCESS TO STATE AGENCIES.

(a) The department [ commission ] may request the assistance of

state agencies and officers. When assistance is requested, a state

agency or officer shall assist the department [ commission ].

(b) In carrying out its functions under this chapter, the

department [ commission ] or its designated staff member may attend

any meetings and proceedings of any state agency, including any

meeting or proceeding of the governing body of the agency that is

closed to the public, and may inspect the records, documents, and

files of any state agency, including any record, document, or file

that is:

(1) attorney work product;

(2) an attorney-client communication; or

(3) made privileged or confidential by law.

(c) It is the intent of the legislature to allow the board

[ commission ] and [ its ] designated department staff members to have

access to all meetings or proceedings of a state agency being

reviewed by the department [ commission ] under this chapter and to

all records, documents, and files of that agency. To the extent

that this section conflicts with other law that purports to limit

the department's [ commission's ] access to meetings or proceedings

or to records, documents, and files, this section controls. If

federal law prohibits a state agency from disclosing information in

a record, document, or file to the department [ commission ],

including information in a record, document, or file created as a

result of or considered during a meeting or proceeding, the state

agency may redact the protected information from the record,

document, or file.

(d) Communications, including conversations,

correspondence, and electronic communications, between the board

[ commission ] or department [ its ] staff and a state agency that

relate to a request by the department [ commission ] for assistance

in conducting a review under this chapter are confidential. A state

agency's internal communications related to a request for

assistance by the department [ commission ] are confidential,

including any information prepared or maintained by the state

agency at the request of the department [ commission ] or its staff.

With respect to a document, file, or other record prepared or

maintained by the state agency that was created in the normal course

of the agency's business and not at the request of the department

[ commission ], the confidentiality created by this subsection

applies only to information in the possession of the department

[ commission ].

SECTION 52. Section 325.0195, Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 325.0195. RECORDS PROTECTED FROM DISCLOSURE. (a) A

working paper, including all documentary or other information,

prepared or maintained by the department [ commission ] staff in

performing its duties under this chapter or other law to conduct an

evaluation and prepare a report is excepted from the public

disclosure requirements of Section 552.021.

(b) A record held by another entity that is considered to be

confidential by law and that the department [ commission ] receives

in connection with the performance of the department's

[ commission's ] functions under this chapter or another law remains

confidential and is excepted from the public disclosure

requirements of Section 552.021.

(c) A state agency that provides the department

[ commission ] with access to a privileged or confidential

communication, record, document, or file under Section 325.019 for

purposes of a review under this chapter does not waive the

attorney-client privilege, or any other privilege or

confidentiality requirement protected or required by the Texas

Constitution, common law, statutory law, or rules of evidence,

procedure, or professional conduct, with respect to the

communication, record, document, or file provided to the department

[ commission ]. For purposes of this subsection, a communication

includes a discussion that occurs at a meeting or proceeding of the

state agency that is closed to the public.

(d) The state agency may require the department

[ commission ] or the members of the department's [ commission's ]

staff who view, handle, or are privy to information, or who attend a

meeting that is not accessible to the public, to sign a

confidentiality agreement that covers the information and requires

that:

(1) the information not be disclosed outside the

department [ commission ] for purposes other than the purpose for

which it was received;

(2) the information be labeled as confidential;

(3) the information be kept securely; and

(4) the number of copies made of the information or the

notes taken from the information that implicate the confidential

nature of the information be controlled, with all copies or notes

that are not destroyed or returned to the governmental body

remaining confidential and subject to the confidentiality

agreement.

(e) A person who obtains access to confidential information

in connection with the performance of the department's

[ commission's ] duties under this chapter or another law commits an

offense if the person knowingly:

(1) uses the confidential information for a purpose

other than the purpose for which the information was received or for

a purpose unrelated to the law that permitted the person to obtain

access to the information, including solicitation of political

contributions or solicitation of clients;

(2) permits inspection of the confidential

information by a person who is not authorized to inspect the

information; or

(3) discloses the confidential information to a person

who is not authorized to receive the information.

SECTION 53. Section 325.022, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 325.022. REVIEW OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION CREATING AN

AGENCY. (a) Each bill filed in a house of the legislature that

would create a new state agency or a new advisory committee to a

state agency shall be reviewed by the department [ commission ].

(b) The department [ commission ] shall review the bill to

determine if:

(1) the proposed functions of the agency or committee

could be administered by one or more existing state agencies or

advisory committees;

(2) the form of regulation, if any, proposed by the

bill is the least restrictive form of regulation that will

adequately protect the public;

(3) the bill provides for adequate public input

regarding any regulatory function proposed by the bill; and

(4) the bill provides for adequate protection against

conflicts of interest within the agency or committee.

(c) On request, the department [ commission ] shall forward a

written comment on the legislation to the author of the bill and to

the presiding officer of the committee to which the bill is

referred.

SECTION 54. Section 325.023, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 325.023. REVIEW OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION REGULATING AN

OCCUPATION. (a) Not later than December 31 of an odd-numbered

year, a member of the legislature may submit proposed legislation

that would create an occupational licensing program or

significantly affect an existing occupational licensing program to

the department [ commission ] for review and analysis. A request

under this section may be submitted after December 31 of an

odd-numbered year on the approval of the board's [ commission's ]

chair based on the recommendation of the executive director. The

board's [ commission's ] chair may, on the recommendation of the

executive director, deny a request for review under this section.

(b) If the department [ commission ] reviews and analyzes

legislation proposing the regulation of an occupation, the

department [ commission ] shall submit a report to the legislature

before the start of the next legislative session regarding the

department's [ commission's ] findings on the need for regulating the

occupation and the type of regulation recommended, if any.

(c) In analyzing legislation proposing the creation of an

occupational licensing program, the department [ commission ] shall

determine whether:

(1) the unregulated practice of the occupation would

be inconsistent with the public interest as defined by Section

325.0115;

(2) the public can reasonably be expected to benefit

from an assurance of initial and continuing professional skill sets

or competencies; and

(3) the public can be more effectively protected by

means other than state regulation.

(d) If the department [ commission ] reviews and analyzes

proposed legislation amending an existing occupational licensing

program, the department [ commission ] shall submit a report to the

legislature before the start of the next legislative session

regarding the department's [ commission's ] findings on the need for

the proposed legislation.

SECTION 55. Section 325.024, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 325.024. GIFTS AND GRANTS. (a) The department

[ commission ] may accept gifts, grants, and donations from any

organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue

Code for the purpose of funding any activity under this chapter.

(b) All gifts, grants, and donations must be accepted in an

open meeting by a majority of the voting members of the board

[ commission ] and reported in the public record of the department

[ commission ] with the name of the donor and purpose of the gift,

grant, or donation.

SECTION 56. Sections 325.025(d) and (e), Government Code,

are amended to read as follows:

(d) A river authority shall pay the cost incurred by the

department [ commission ] in performing a review of the authority

under this section. The department [ commission ] shall determine

the cost, and the authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt

of a statement from the department [ commission ] detailing the cost.

(e) A river authority reviewed by the department

[ commission ] under this section may not be required to conduct a

management audit under Chapter 292, Title 30, Texas Administrative

Code.

SECTION 57. The heading to Section 326.003, Government

Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 326.003. COMMITTEE OF STATE AUDITOR'S OFFICE,

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD, AND DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY

[ SUNSET ADVISORY COMMISSION ].

SECTION 58. Section 326.003(a), Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(a) The State Auditor's Office, Legislative Budget Board,

and Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory

Commission ] shall form a committee to make recommendations relating

to the coordination of the agencies' functions.

SECTION 59. 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 DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued

in existence as provided by that chapter, the department is

abolished and Subsections (a) and (b) expire September 1, 2031.

SECTION 60. Section 419.003, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 419.003. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Texas

Commission on Fire Protection is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE

[ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that

chapter, the commission is abolished September 1, 2035.

SECTION 61. Section 420A.004, Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 420A.004. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Texas Civil

Commitment Office is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ]

Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter,

the office is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2027.

SECTION 62. Section 434.002, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 434.002. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ], OPEN MEETINGS,

AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE LAWS. (a) The Texas Veterans

Commission is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act).

Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the

commission is abolished September 1, 2031.

(b) The commission is subject to Chapter 551, and Chapter

2001.

SECTION 63. Section 437.051, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 437.051. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The department is

subject to Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued

in existence as provided by that chapter, the department is

abolished September 1, 2031.

SECTION 64. 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 DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued

in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission is

abolished September 1, 2031.

SECTION 65. The heading to Section 442.002, Government

Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 442.002. COMMISSION; MEMBERS; DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT.

SECTION 66. Section 442.002(k), Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(k) The Texas Historical Commission is subject to Chapter

325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as

provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished and this

chapter expires September 1, 2031.

SECTION 67. Section 443.002, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 443.002. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The State

Preservation Board is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ]

Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter,

the board is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2029.

SECTION 68. The heading to Section 444.002, Government

Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 444.002. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ], OPEN MEETINGS,

AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES LAWS.

SECTION 69. Section 444.002(a), Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(a) The Texas Commission on the Arts is subject to Chapter

325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as

provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished and this

chapter expires September 1, 2029.

SECTION 70. Section 448.002, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 448.002. DOGE [ SUNSET ] REVIEW. The advisory

commission shall be reviewed during the period in which the Texas

Historical Commission is reviewed under Chapter 325.

SECTION 71. Section 467.002, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 467.002. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The

commission is subject to review under Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE

[ 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

1, 2025.

SECTION 72. Sections 472.051(c) and (d), Government Code,

are amended to read as follows:

(c) The Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset

Advisory Commission ] shall examine each agency's performance as a

self-directed and semi-independent agency and the agency's

compliance with this chapter as part of the department's

[ commission's ] periodic review of the agency under Chapter 325

(Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act).

(d) Each agency shall pay the cost incurred by the

Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory Commission ]

in performing a review of the agency under the agency's enabling

legislation. The Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset

Advisory Commission ] shall determine the cost, and the agency shall

pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the

Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory Commission ]

detailing the cost.

SECTION 73. Section 481.003, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 481.003. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Texas Economic

Development and Tourism Office is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas

DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by

that chapter, the office is abolished September 1, 2035.

SECTION 74. Section 482.103, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 482.103. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The commission is

subject to Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued

in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission is

abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2032.

SECTION 75. Section 482.602, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 482.602. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The consortium is

subject to Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued

in existence as provided by that chapter, the consortium is

abolished and this subchapter expires September 1, 2032.

SECTION 76. Section 492.012, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 492.012. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Texas Board of

Criminal Justice and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice are

subject to Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued

in existence as provided by that chapter, the board and the

department are abolished September 1, 2025.

SECTION 77. Section 501.132, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 501.132. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The

Correctional Managed Health Care Committee is subject to review

under Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act) regarding the

committee's role and responsibilities. The committee shall be

reviewed during the period in which the Texas Department of

Criminal Justice is reviewed.

SECTION 78. Section 508.051, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 508.051. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Board of

Pardons and Paroles is subject to review under Chapter 325 (Texas

DOGE [ Sunset ] Act), but is not abolished under that chapter. The

board shall be reviewed during the period in which the Texas

Department of Criminal Justice is reviewed.

SECTION 79. Section 511.003, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 511.003. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Commission on

Jail Standards is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act).

Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the

commission is abolished September 1, 2035.

SECTION 80. Section 523.0003, Government Code, as effective

April 1, 2025, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 523.0003. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Health and

Human Services Commission is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE

[ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that

chapter, the commission is abolished September 1, 2027, and Chapter

531 and revised provisions derived from Chapter 531, as that

chapter existed on March 31, 2025, expire on that date.

SECTION 81. Section 531.0045, Government Code, is

transferred to Subchapter A, Chapter 523, Government Code, as

effective April 1, 2025, redesignated as Section 523.00031,

Government Code, and amended to read as follows:

Sec. 523.00031 [ 531.0045 ]. LIMIT ON DOGE [ SUNSET ] REVIEW.

The Department of Government Efficiency's [ Sunset Advisory

Commission's ] review of the commission [ Health and Human Services

Commission ] under Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act) during the

period in which state agencies abolished in 2027 are reviewed may

not include a review of the family support services programs

transferred to the commission under Chapter 137, Human Resources

Code, or the Thriving Texas Families Program established under

Chapter 54, Health and Safety Code. This section expires September

1, 2027.

SECTION 82. Section 531.499, Government Code, as added by

Chapter 484 (H.B. 728), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular

Session, 2023, is transferred to Chapter 526, Government Code, as

effective April 1, 2025, redesignated as Section 526.0809,

Government Code, and amended to read as follows:

Sec. 526.0809 [ 531.499 ]. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT.

The council is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act).

The council shall be reviewed during the period in which the

commission is reviewed under Section 523.0003 [ 531.004 ]. Unless

continued in existence as provided by Chapter 325, the council is

abolished and this subchapter expires on the date on which the

commission is subject to abolishment under that section.

SECTION 83. Section 571.022, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 571.022. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The commission is

subject to review under Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act), but

is not abolished under that chapter. The commission shall be

reviewed during the periods in which state agencies abolished in

2013 and every 12th year after that year are reviewed.

SECTION 84. Section 659.140(i), Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(i) The state employee charitable campaign policy committee

is subject to the Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act. Unless continued in

existence as provided by that chapter, the committee is abolished

and this subchapter and Sections 814.0095 and 814.0096 expire on

September 1, 2029.

SECTION 85. Section 751.003, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 751.003. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Office of

State-Federal Relations is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE

[ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that

chapter, the office is abolished September 1, 2035.

SECTION 86. Section 776.007, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 776.007. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. (a) The committee

is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act).

(b) To the extent that Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act)

places a duty on a state agency subject to review under that

chapter, the State Soil and Water Conservation Board shall perform

the duty as it relates to the committee.

(c) The committee shall be reviewed during each period in

which the State Soil and Water Conservation Board is reviewed.

SECTION 87. Section 801.107, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 801.107. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The State Pension

Review Board is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act).

Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the

board is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2029.

SECTION 88. Section 815.005, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 815.005. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The board of

trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas is subject to

review under Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act), but is not

abolished under that chapter. The board shall be reviewed during

the period in which state agencies abolished in 2029, and every 12th

year after that year, are reviewed.

SECTION 89. Section 825.006, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 825.006. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The board of

trustees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas is subject to

review under Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act), but is not

abolished under that chapter. The board shall be reviewed during

the period in which state agencies abolished in 2035, and every 12th

year after that year, are reviewed.

SECTION 90. Section 865.0011, Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 865.0011. DOGE [ SUNSET ] REVIEW. The state board of the

pension system is subject to review under Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE

[ Sunset ] Act) but is not abolished under that chapter. The state

board shall be reviewed during the period in which state agencies

scheduled to be abolished in 2029, and every 12th year after that

year, are reviewed.

SECTION 91. Section 1232.072, Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 1232.072. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Texas Public

Finance Authority is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ]

Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter,

the authority is abolished and this chapter expires September 1,

2029.

SECTION 92. Section 2003.023, Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 2003.023. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The State Office

of Administrative Hearings is subject to review under Chapter 325

(Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act), but is not abolished under that chapter.

The office shall be reviewed during the periods in which state

agencies abolished in 2027 and every 12th year after 2027 are

reviewed.

SECTION 93. Section 2054.005, Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 2054.005. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. (a) The

Department of Information Resources is subject to Chapter 325

(Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as

provided by that chapter, the department is abolished and this

chapter expires September 1, 2025.

SECTION 94. Section 2056.010, Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 2056.010. AGENCY CONFORMANCE TO STRATEGIC PLAN. The

comptroller, the Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset

Advisory Commission ], the state auditor, the Legislative Budget

Board, or another agency that conducts performance audits of a

state agency shall consider in the evaluation of an agency the

extent to which the agency conforms to the agency's strategic plan.

SECTION 95. Section 2152.002, Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 2152.002. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Texas

Facilities Commission is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE

[ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that

chapter, the commission is abolished and this subtitle, except for

Chapter 2170 and Section 2157.121, expires September 1, 2029.

SECTION 96. Section 2261.258(b), Government Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(b) In assigning a rating to a state agency as required

under Subsection (a), the state auditor shall consider the

following information, as applicable:

(1) results of an audit of:

(A) the agency conducted by the state auditor

under Chapter 321; or

(B) the agency's contracts and contract

processes and controls conducted by the agency's internal auditors

or by the state auditor;

(2) results of a purchase audit conducted by the

comptroller under Section 2155.325;

(3) information reported by the quality assurance team

established under Section 2054.158 relating to the agency's major

information resources projects;

(4) information from the Contract Advisory Team

established under Subchapter C, Chapter 2262, relating to reviews

of the agency's contracts and contract solicitation documents;

(5) information relating to agency findings from a

review of the agency conducted by:

(A) the Legislative Budget Board; and

(B) the Department of Government Efficiency

[ Sunset Advisory Commission ] under Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ]

Act);

(6) the agency's self-reported improvements to the

agency's contracting processes; and

(7) any additional internal analysis provided by the

agency.

SECTION 97. Section 2306.022, Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 2306.022. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The Texas

Department of Housing and Community Affairs is subject to Chapter

325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as

provided by that chapter, the department is abolished and this

chapter expires September 1, 2029.

SECTION 98. Section 2306.5521, Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 2306.5521. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Texas State

Affordable Housing Corporation is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas

DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by

that chapter, the corporation is abolished and this subchapter

expires September 1, 2029.

SECTION 99. Section 2308.005, Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 2308.005. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The Texas

Workforce Investment Council is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE

[ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that

chapter, the council is abolished September 1, 2027. The council

shall be reviewed during the period in which the Texas Workforce

Commission is reviewed.

SECTION 100. Section 4002.002, Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 4002.002. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The State

Securities Board is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ]

Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter,

the board is abolished and this title expires September 1, 2031.

SECTION 101. Section 34.018, Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 34.018. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. (a) The review

committee is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas DOGE

[ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that

chapter, the review committee is abolished and this chapter expires

September 1, 2027.

(b) The Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset

Advisory Commission ] shall review the review committee during the

two-year period preceding the date the department is scheduled for

abolition under Section 1001.003, but the review committee is

continued in existence until the date provided by Subsection (a).

This subsection expires September 1, 2025.

SECTION 102. Section 102.003, Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 102.003. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Cancer

Prevention and Research Institute of Texas is subject to Chapter

325, Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued

in existence as provided by that chapter, the institute is

abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2029.

SECTION 103. Section 108.016, Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 108.016. DOGE [ SUNSET ] REVIEW. Unless the department

is continued in existence in accordance with Chapter 325,

Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act), after the review

required by Section 1001.003, this chapter expires on the date the

department is abolished under that section.

SECTION 104. Section 117.002, Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 117.002. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The Public

Health Funding and Policy Committee is subject to Chapter 325,

Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in

existence as provided by that chapter, the committee is abolished

and this chapter expires September 1, 2027.

SECTION 105. Section 119A.009, Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 119A.009. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Pediatric

Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council is subject

to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless

continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the advisory

council is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2033.

SECTION 106. Section 120.002, Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 120.002. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The task force is

subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act).

Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the task

force is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2029.

SECTION 107. Section 182.004, Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 182.004. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The Texas

Health Services Authority is subject to Chapter 325, Government

Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as

provided by that chapter, the corporation is abolished and this

section, Section 182.001, and Subchapters B and C expire September

1, 2027.

SECTION 108. Section 241.187(l), Health and Safety Code, as

amended by Chapters 596 (S.B. 619) and 600 (S.B. 749), Acts of the

86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted and amended

to read as follows:

(l) The advisory council is subject to Chapter 325,

Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). The advisory council

shall be reviewed during the period in which the Department of State

Health Services is reviewed.

SECTION 109. The heading to Section 403.0054, Health and

Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 403.0054. APPLICABILITY OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT.

SECTION 110. Sections 403.0054(a) and (c), Health and

Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:

(a) The commission is subject to review under Chapter 325,

Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act), as if it were a state

agency subject to review under that chapter, but may not be

abolished under that chapter.

(c) The commission shall pay the cost incurred by the

Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory Commission ]

in performing a review of the commission under this section. The

Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory Commission ]

shall determine the cost, and the commission shall pay the amount

promptly on receipt of a statement from the Department of

Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory Commission ] detailing the

cost.

SECTION 111. Section 771.032, Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 771.032. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The

Commission on State Emergency Communications is subject to Chapter

325, Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued

in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission is

abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2029.

SECTION 112. Section 1001.003, Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 1001.003. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Department of

State Health Services is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code

(Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as

provided by that chapter, the department is abolished and this

chapter expires September 1, 2027.

SECTION 113. Section 40.003, Human Resources Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 40.003. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Department of

Family and Protective Services is subject to Chapter 325,

Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in

existence as provided by that chapter, the department is abolished

and this chapter expires September 1, 2027.

SECTION 114. Section 112.023, Human Resources Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 112.023. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Texas Council

for Developmental Disabilities is subject to Chapter 325,

Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in

existence as provided by that chapter, the council is abolished and

this chapter expires September 1, 2027.

SECTION 115. Section 115.005, Human Resources Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 115.005. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Governor's

Committee on People with Disabilities is subject to Chapter 325,

Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in

existence as provided by that chapter, the committee is abolished

and this chapter expires September 1, 2027.

SECTION 116. Section 117.003, Human Resources Code, as

effective April 1, 2025, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 117.003. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. Unless the

commission is continued in existence as provided by Chapter 325,

Government Code, after the review required by Section 523.0003,

Government Code, this chapter expires on the date the commission is

abolished under that section.

SECTION 117. Section 122.0012, Human Resources Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 122.0012. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. [ (b) ] The Texas

Workforce Commission's authority to administer and oversee the

program administered under this chapter is subject to Chapter 325,

Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Notwithstanding any

other law, that authority expires September 1, 2027, unless

continued in existence as provided by Chapter 325, Government Code.

SECTION 118. Section 161.003, Human Resources Code, as

effective April 1, 2025, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 161.003. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. Unless the

commission is continued in existence as provided by Chapter 325,

Government Code, after the review required by Section 523.0003,

Government Code, this chapter expires on the date the commission is

abolished under that section.

SECTION 119. Section 202.010, Human Resources Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 202.010. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Texas Juvenile

Justice Board and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department are subject

to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless

continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board and

the department are abolished September 1, 2027.

SECTION 120. Section 203.002(d), Human Resources Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(d) The executive director shall provide the board and the

Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory Commission ]

at the beginning of each calendar quarter aggregated data on the

number of times each action described by Subsection (c) was taken

during the previous calendar quarter.

SECTION 121. Section 203.017(a-1), Human Resources Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a-1) The department shall update and submit the

regionalization plan developed under Subsection (a) to the

Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory Commission ]

and standing legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over

juvenile justice matters by December 1 of each even-numbered year.

Before submitting the plan, the department must present an updated

draft of the regionalization plan to the board for public comment

and board approval.

SECTION 122. Section 261.054, Human Resources Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 261.054. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The office is

subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas DOGE

[ Sunset ] Act), but is not abolished under that chapter. The office

shall be reviewed during the periods in which the Texas Juvenile

Justice Department or its successor agency is reviewed.

SECTION 123. The heading to Section 31.004, Insurance Code,

is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 31.004. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION.

SECTION 124. Section 31.004(a), Insurance Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(a) The Texas Department of Insurance is subject to Chapter

325, Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued

in existence as provided by that chapter, the department is

abolished September 1, 2029.

SECTION 125. Section 501.003, Insurance Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 501.003. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The office is

subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act).

Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the

office is abolished September 1, 2029.

SECTION 126. Section 1805.060, Insurance Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 1805.060. DOGE [ SUNSET ] REVIEW. During the period in

which the Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory

Commission ] performs its review of the department under Chapter

325, Government Code, the commission shall review the authority

granted under this subchapter.

SECTION 127. The heading to Section 2210.002, Insurance

Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 2210.002. SHORT TITLE; DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION.

SECTION 128. 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 DOGE [ Sunset ] Act), but is not abolished

under that chapter. The association shall be reviewed during the

period in which state agencies abolished in 2031 are reviewed. The

association shall pay the costs incurred by the Department of

Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory Commission ] in performing

the review of the association under this subsection. The

Department of Government Efficiency [ 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 Department of

Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory Commission ] regarding those

costs. This subsection expires September 1, 2031.

SECTION 129. Section 2210.0025, Insurance Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 2210.0025. BIENNIAL REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. On or

before December 31 of each even-numbered year, the board of

directors shall submit to the commissioner, the appropriate

committees of each house of the legislature, and the Department of

Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory Commission ] a written

report relating to the operations of the association during the

preceding biennium. The report must include:

(1) any proposed changes in the laws relating to

regulation of the association and a statement of the reasons for the

changes; and

(2) any information regarding association operations

or procedures that is requested by the department to be addressed in

the report.

SECTION 130. The heading to Subchapter A, Chapter 201,

Labor Code, is amended to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER A. SHORT TITLE[ ; APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT ]

SECTION 131. Section 301.008, Labor Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 301.008. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The Texas

Workforce Commission is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code

(Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as

provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished September 1,

2027.

SECTION 132. The heading to Subchapter A, Chapter 401,

Labor Code, is amended to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER A. SHORT TITLE[ ; APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT ]

SECTION 133. Section 404.003, Labor Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 404.003. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The office of

injured employee counsel is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code

(Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as

provided by that chapter, the office is abolished and this chapter

expires September 1, 2029.

SECTION 134. 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 DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless

continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is

abolished and this section expires September 1, 2031.

SECTION 135. Section 31.156(a), Natural Resources Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) The division shall review the real property inventory of

each state agency not less than every four years, and a review shall

be made during the calendar year before the agency is scheduled for

abolition under the Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act (Chapter 325,

Government Code). The division may verify the accuracy of

inventory records provided by an agency.

SECTION 136. Section 32.003, Natural Resources Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 32.003. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The School

Land Board is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas DOGE

[ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that

chapter, the board is abolished September 1, 2031.

SECTION 137. Section 81.01001, Natural Resources Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 81.01001. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. (a) The Railroad

Commission of Texas is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code

(Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as

provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished September 1,

2029.

(b) The Railroad Commission of Texas shall pay the costs

incurred by the Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset

Advisory Commission ] in performing a review of the commission under

this section. The Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset

Advisory Commission ] shall determine the costs, and the commission

shall pay the amount of those costs promptly on receipt of a

statement from the Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset

Advisory Commission ] detailing the costs.

SECTION 138. Section 153.044, Natural Resources Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 153.044. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Prescribed

Burning Board is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas

DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). The board shall be reviewed during the period

in which the Department of Agriculture is reviewed.

SECTION 139. Section 161.0111, Natural Resources Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 161.0111. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Veterans' Land

Board is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code

(Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act), but is not abolished under that chapter.

The board shall be reviewed during the period in which state

agencies abolished in 2031 are reviewed and every 12th year after

that.

SECTION 140. Section 51.002, Occupations Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 51.002. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The Texas

Commission of Licensing and Regulation and the Texas Department of

Licensing and Regulation are subject to Chapter 325, Government

Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as

provided by that chapter, the commission and the department are

abolished September 1, 2033.

SECTION 141. Section 101.306(c), Occupations Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(c) The office shall recommend changes to the statutes

described by Subsection (a) to the Department of Government

Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory Commission ] during the commission's

review of the relevant licensing agency.

SECTION 142. Section 151.004, Occupations Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 151.004. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The Texas

Medical Board is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas

DOGE [ 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, 2033.

SECTION 143. Section 201.004, Occupations Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 201.004. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The Texas

Board of Chiropractic Examiners is subject to Chapter 325,

Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in

existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and

this chapter expires September 1, 2033.

SECTION 144. Section 251.005, Occupations Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 251.005. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The State

Board of Dental Examiners is subject to Chapter 325, Government

Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as

provided by that chapter, the board is abolished September 1, 2033.

SECTION 145. Section 301.003, Occupations Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 301.003. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The Texas

Board of Nursing is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas

DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by

that chapter, the board is abolished September 1, 2033.

SECTION 146. Section 351.004, Occupations Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 351.004. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Texas Optometry

Board is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas DOGE

[ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that

chapter, the board is abolished and this chapter expires September

1, 2033.

SECTION 147. Section 452.002, Occupations Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 452.002. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The

Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy

Examiners is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas DOGE

[ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that

chapter, the executive council is abolished and the following laws

expire September 1, 2033:

(1) this chapter;

(2) Chapter 453; and

(3) Chapter 454.

SECTION 148. Section 453.002, Occupations Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 453.002. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The Texas

Board of Physical Therapy Examiners is subject to Chapter 325,

Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in

existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and

this chapter expires September 1, 2033.

SECTION 149. Section 454.003, Occupations Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 454.003. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The Texas

Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners is subject to Chapter 325,

Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in

existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and

this chapter expires September 1, 2033.

SECTION 150. Section 507.002, Occupations Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 507.002. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The Texas

Behavioral Health Executive Council is subject to Chapter 325,

Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in

existence as provided by that chapter, the executive council is

abolished and this chapter and Chapters 501, 502, 503, and 505

expire September 1, 2033.

SECTION 151. Section 551.005, Occupations Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 551.005. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The Texas

State Board of Pharmacy is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code

(Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as

provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and this subtitle

expires September 1, 2033.

SECTION 152. Section 651.002, Occupations Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 651.002. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The Texas

Funeral Service Commission is subject to Chapter 325, Government

Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as

provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished and this

chapter expires September 1, 2031.

SECTION 153. Section 801.003, Occupations Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 801.003. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The State

Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners is subject to Chapter 325,

Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in

existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished

September 1, 2027.

SECTION 154. Section 901.006, Occupations Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 901.006. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The Texas

State Board of Public Accountancy is subject to Chapter 325,

Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in

existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and

this chapter expires September 1, 2033.

SECTION 155. Section 1001.005, Occupations Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 1001.005. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The Texas

Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors is subject to

Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless

continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is

abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2033.

SECTION 156. Section 1002.003, Occupations Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 1002.003. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The Texas

Board of Professional Geoscientists is subject to Chapter 325,

Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in

existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and

this chapter expires September 1, 2033.

SECTION 157. Section 1051.003, Occupations Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 1051.003. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The Texas

Board of Architectural Examiners is subject to Chapter 325,

Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in

existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and

this subtitle expires September 1, 2033.

SECTION 158. Section 1101.006, Occupations Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 1101.006. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The Texas

Real Estate Commission is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code

(Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as

provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished and this

chapter and Chapter 1102 of this code and Chapter 221, Property

Code, expire September 1, 2033.

SECTION 159. Section 1103.006, Occupations Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 1103.006. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The Texas

Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board is subject to Chapter

325, Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued

in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and

this chapter and Chapter 1104 expire September 1, 2033.

SECTION 160. Section 1301.003, Occupations Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 1301.003. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The Texas

State Board of Plumbing Examiners is subject to Chapter 325,

Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in

existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and

this chapter expires September 1, 2033.

SECTION 161. Section 1701.002, Occupations Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 1701.002. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The Texas

Commission on Law Enforcement is subject to Chapter 325, Government

Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as

provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished and this

chapter expires September 1, 2031.

SECTION 162. The heading to Section 2021.008, Occupations

Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 2021.008. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION.

SECTION 163. Sections 2021.008(a) and (a-1), Occupations

Code, are amended to read as follows:

(a) The commission is subject to Chapter 325, Government

Code (Texas DOGE [ 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, 2029.

(a-1) As part of the review under Subsection (a), the

Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory Commission ]

shall review:

(1) the impact on the commission of authorizing the

executive director to apply for and receive grants to implement or

enforce this subtitle;

(2) the effect of increasing the amount of

unappropriated money remaining in the Texas Racing Commission fund

at the close of each state fiscal biennium that is transferred to

the general revenue fund;

(3) the effect of complying with Chapter 53 in the

administration of the commission's licensing program;

(4) the effect of requiring reimbursement of general

revenue appropriated to the commission for the administration and

enforcement of this subtitle that exceeds the cumulative amount

deposited in the Texas Racing Commission fund; and

(5) the commission's authority to issue a temporary

license to an applicant whose application appears to comply with

the requirements of law.

SECTION 164. Section 11.0111, Parks and Wildlife Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 11.0111. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Parks and

Wildlife Department is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code

(Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as

provided by that chapter, the department is abolished September 1,

2035.

SECTION 165. Section 8501.0015, Special District Local Laws

Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 8501.0015. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. (a) The

authority is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code

(Texas DOGE [ 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, 2025, and every 12th year after that

year.

(b) The authority shall pay the cost incurred by the

Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory Commission ]

in performing the review. The Department of Government Efficiency

[ Sunset Advisory Commission ] shall determine the cost, and the

authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement

from the Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory

Commission ] detailing the cost.

SECTION 166. Section 8502.0021, Special District Local Laws

Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 8502.0021. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. (a) The

authority is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code

(Texas DOGE [ 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, 2035, and every 12th year after that

year.

(b) The authority shall pay the cost incurred by the

Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory Commission ]

in performing the review. The Department of Government Efficiency

[ Sunset Advisory Commission ] shall determine the cost, and the

authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement

from the Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory

Commission ] detailing the cost.

SECTION 167. Section 8503.0021, Special District Local Laws

Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 8503.0021. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. (a) The

authority is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code

(Texas DOGE [ 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, 2031, and every

12th year after that year.

(b) In anticipation of the [ sunset ] review under Subsection

(a), based on the results of an audit, including a

performance-related audit, conducted by the state auditor before

December 1, 2016, the state auditor may make recommendations to the

legislature, including whether a review conducted under Subsection

(a) should include the financial operation and management of the

generation or transmission of electricity under the wholesale

electricity operation of the authority and the authority's

affiliated nonprofit corporations.

(c) The authority shall pay the cost incurred by the

Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory Commission ]

in performing the review under Subsection (a). The Department of

Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory Commission ] shall determine

the cost, and the authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt

of a statement from the Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset

Advisory Commission ] detailing the cost.

SECTION 168. Section 8504.0021, Special District Local Laws

Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 8504.0021. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. (a) The

authority is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code

(Texas DOGE [ 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, 2025, and every 12th year after that

year.

(b) The authority shall pay the cost incurred by the

Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory Commission ]

in performing the review. The Department of Government Efficiency

[ Sunset Advisory Commission ] shall determine the cost, and the

authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement

from the Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory

Commission ] detailing the cost.

SECTION 169. Section 8506.0021, Special District Local Laws

Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 8506.0021. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. (a) The

authority is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code

(Texas DOGE [ 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, 2029, and every 12th year after that

year.

(b) The authority shall pay the cost incurred by the

Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory Commission ]

in performing the review. The Department of Government Efficiency

[ Sunset Advisory Commission ] shall determine the cost, and the

authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement

from the Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory

Commission ] detailing the cost.

SECTION 170. The heading to Section 8508.0005, Special

District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 8508.0005. REVIEW SCHEDULE UNDER DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT.

SECTION 171. The heading to Section 8510.0104, Special

District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 8510.0104. REVIEW SCHEDULE UNDER DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT.

SECTION 172. The heading to Section 8511.0104, Special

District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 8511.0104. REVIEW SCHEDULE UNDER DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT.

SECTION 173. The heading to Section 9502.0105, Special

District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 9502.0105. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT.

SECTION 174. Sections 9502.0105(a) and (c), Special

District Local Laws Code, are amended to read as follows:

(a) The district is subject to review under Chapter 325,

Government Code (Texas DOGE [ 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, 2035, and every 12th year

after that year.

(c) The district shall pay the cost incurred by the

Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory Commission ]

in performing the review. The Department of Government Efficiency

[ Sunset Advisory Commission ] shall determine the cost, and the

district shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement

from the Department of Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory

Commission ] detailing the cost.

SECTION 175. Section 201.204, Transportation Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 201.204. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Texas

Department of Transportation is subject to Chapter 325, Government

Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as

provided by that chapter, the department is abolished September 1,

2029.

SECTION 176. The heading to Section 201.2041,

Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 201.2041. SUBMISSION OF FINANCIAL AUDIT TO DEPARTMENT

OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY [ SUNSET COMMISSION ].

SECTION 177. Section 201.2041(b), Transportation Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if the department is

subject to [ sunset ] review by the Department of Government

Efficiency during the previous two-year period.

SECTION 178. Section 1001.005, Transportation Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 1001.005. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The department is

subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act).

Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the

department is abolished September 1, 2031.

SECTION 179. Section 12.005, Utilities Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 12.005. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The Public

Utility Commission of Texas is subject to Chapter 325, Government

Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as

provided by that chapter or by Chapter 39, the commission is

abolished September 1, 2029.

SECTION 180. Section 13.002, Utilities Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 13.002. APPLICATION OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] ACT. The Office

of Public Utility Counsel is subject to Chapter 325, Government

Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as

provided by that chapter, the office is abolished September 1,

2029.

SECTION 181. Section 34.0109(i), Utilities Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(i) The advisory committee is subject to Chapter 325,

Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in

existence as provided by that chapter, the advisory committee is

abolished September 1, 2035.

SECTION 182. Section 39.151(n), Utilities Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(n) An independent organization certified by the commission

under this section is subject to review under Chapter 325,

Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act), but is not abolished

under that chapter. The independent organization shall be reviewed

during the periods in which the Public Utility Commission of Texas

is reviewed.

SECTION 183. The heading to Section 39.908, Utilities Code,

is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 39.908. EFFECT OF DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION.

SECTION 184. Section 41.060(c), Utilities Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(c) The commission shall prepare a report for the Department

of Government Efficiency [ Sunset Advisory Commission ] that

includes information submitted and responses by electric

cooperatives in accordance with the Department of Government

Efficiency's [ Sunset Advisory Commission's ] schedule for reviewing

the commission.

SECTION 185. Section 5.014, Water Code, is amended to read

as follows:

Sec. 5.014. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Texas Commission

on Environmental Quality is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code

(Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in existence as

provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished September 1,

2035.

SECTION 186. Section 6.013, Water Code, is amended to read

as follows:

Sec. 6.013. DOGE [ SUNSET ] PROVISION. The Texas Water

Development Board is subject to review under Chapter 325,

Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act), but is not abolished

under that chapter. The board shall be reviewed during the period

in which state agencies abolished in 2035 and every 12th year after

2035 are reviewed.

SECTION 187. Section 15.438(k), Water Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(k) The advisory committee is subject to Chapter 325,

Government Code (Texas DOGE [ Sunset ] Act). Unless continued in

existence as provided by that chapter, the advisory committee is

abolished and this section expires September 1, 2035.

SECTION 188. To the extent of any conflict, this Act

prevails over another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session,

2025, relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in

enacted codes.

SECTION 189. (a) Effective January 1, 2026:

(1) the name of the Sunset Advisory Commission is

changed to the Department of Government Efficiency, and all powers,

duties, rights, and obligations of the Sunset Advisory Commission

are the powers, duties, rights, and obligations of the Department

of Government Efficiency;

(2) a member of the Sunset Advisory Commission is a

member of the board of the Department of Government Efficiency; and

(3) any appropriation to the Sunset Advisory

Commission is an appropriation to the Department of Government

Efficiency.

(b) Effective January 1, 2026, a reference in law to the

Sunset Advisory Commission is a reference to the Department of

Government Efficiency.

(c) The Department of Government Efficiency is the

successor to the Sunset Advisory Commission in all respects. All

personnel, equipment, data, documents, facilities, contracts,

items, other property, rules, decisions, and proceedings of or

involving the Sunset Advisory Commission are unaffected by the

change in the name of the agency.

(d) The Sunset Advisory Commission shall adopt a timetable

for phasing in the change of the agency's name so as to minimize the

fiscal impact of the name change. Until January 1, 2026, to allow

for phasing in the change of the agency's name and in accordance

with the timetable established as required by this section, the

agency may perform any act authorized by law for the Sunset Advisory

Commission as the Sunset Advisory Commission or as the Department

of Government Efficiency. Any act of the Sunset Advisory

Commission acting as the Department of Government Efficiency on or

after the effective date of this Act and before January 1, 2026, is

an act of the Sunset Advisory Commission.

SECTION 190. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.