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Senate bill would extend sunset dates for several state agencies and river authorities; sponsor says measure is a procedural "backstop"
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Senate Bill 2401 would extend sunset review dates for several agencies and river authorities from 2025 to 2027 to prevent unintended abolishment if individual sunset bills do not pass; sponsor described the bill as a procedural safeguard and the committee left the bill pending.
Senator Parker presented Senate Bill 2401 to extend sunset dates for several state agencies and river authorities as a precautionary measure in the event that agency-specific sunset legislation does not pass this session.
Parker said the bill would continue three major agencies currently scheduled for abolishment in 2025—if individual sunset bills fail—by pushing their sunset dates to 2027. The three agencies named by the sponsor were the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Texas Department of Information Resources, and the Texas Lottery Commission. The bill would also move sunset review dates from 2025 to 2027 for the Texas Ethics Commission and four river authorities: the Angelina and Neches River Authority, the Lower Neches Valley Authority, the Sabine River Authority of Texas, and the Trinity River Authority of Texas.
Parker described SB 2401 as procedural and protective, saying it does not change agency structures or authorities but prevents accidental discontinuation of critical services while comprehensive sunset legislation is considered. The committee opened public testimony, heard none, and left SB 2401 pending.
