Bill Text: TX SB20 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to avoiding the abolishment of certain agencies subject to the Texas Sunset Act.
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-11 - Effective immediately [SB20 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB20-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 20 | ||
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| relating to avoiding the abolishment of certain agencies subject to | ||
| the Texas Sunset Act. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 151.004, Occupations Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 151.004. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas Medical | ||
| Board is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset | ||
| Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, | ||
| the board is abolished and this subtitle and Chapters 204, 205, 206, | ||
| 601, 602, 603, and 604 expire September 1, 2019 [ |
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| SECTION 2. Section 501.005, Occupations Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 501.005. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas State | ||
| Board of Examiners of Psychologists is subject to Chapter 325, | ||
| Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence | ||
| as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and this chapter | ||
| expires September 1, 2019 [ |
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| SECTION 3. Section 502.003, Occupations Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 502.003. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas State | ||
| Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists is subject to | ||
| Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued | ||
| in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and | ||
| this chapter expires September 1, 2019 [ |
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| SECTION 4. Section 503.005, Occupations Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 503.005. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas State | ||
| Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors is subject to Chapter | ||
| 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in | ||
| existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished | ||
| September 1, 2019 [ |
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| SECTION 5. Section 505.005, Occupations Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 505.005. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas State | ||
| Board of Social Worker Examiners is subject to Chapter 325, | ||
| Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence | ||
| as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and Section | ||
| 505.101 expires September 1, 2019 [ |
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| SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the | ||
| legislative session. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 20 passed the Senate on | ||
| July 20, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 20 passed the House on | ||
| August 11, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 121, Nays 0, one | ||
| present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
