The House Committee on State Affairs met to hear public testimony on House Bills 853, 986, 1595, and 1680. This report covers testimony on Bill 1680.

This report is intended to give you an overview and highlight of the discussions on the various topics the committee took up. It is not a verbatim transcript of the hearing, but is based upon what was audible or understandable to the observer and the desire to get details out as quickly as possible with few errors or omissions.

 

HB 1680 (Paddie) relating to sunset review process and scheduling

  • Bill is intended to manage the workload of sunset commission in upcoming biennium
  • Currently 32 agencies under sunset review, the most of any biennium so far
  • Bill aims to keep agencies as close to customary review cycle as possible, but also level out the workload over the next few years

 

Wayne Roberts – CPRIT State Cancer Agency

  • For the bill
  • Reminds past legislature moved CPRIT sunset date from ‘21 to ‘23

 

Cyrus Reed – Lone Star chapter of CR Club

  • For the bill
  • Bill would move PUC sunset date to 2025
  • Given changes in our electric sector, would recommend keeping date in 2023 to allow time to consider said changes

 

HB 1680 is left pending.Â