Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the appointments of Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, Sen. Dawn Buckingham, R-Lakeway, Sen. Bob Hall, R-Canton, and Emily Pataki, Cedar Park, to the Sunset Advisory Commission. Sen. Birdwell has been appointed chair. Sen. Kirk Watson will continue to serve as the lieutenant governor’s appointee.
The Sunset Advisory Commission reviews agencies that are scheduled to be abolished by the Texas Sunset Act. Their duties include conducting public hearings and issuing a report with findings and recommendations to the legislature.
The agencies currently under review for the 2018-2019 review cycle for the 86th Legislative Session:
- Accountancy, Texas State Board of Public
- Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Texas
- Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, Texas
- Banking Commissioner, Office of
- Consumer Credit Commissioner, Office of
- Counselors, Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional
- Finance Commission of Texas
- Funeral Service Commission, Texas
- Geoscientists, Texas Board of Professional
- Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
- Historical Commission, Texas
- Land Surveying, Texas Board of Professional
- Library and Archives Commission, Texas State
- Lower Colorado River Authority
- Marriage and Family Therapists, Texas State Board of Examiners of
- Medical Board, Texas
- Military Department, Texas
- Motor Vehicles, Texas Department of
- Nueces River Authority
- Plumbing Examiners, Texas State Board of
- Psychologists, Texas State Board of Examiners of
- Public Safety, Texas Department of
- Real Estate Commission, Texas
- Red River Authority of Texas
- Risk Management Board and State Office of Risk Management
- Savings and Mortgage Lending, Office of Commissioner and Department of
- School Land Board
- Securities Board, State
- Social Worker Examiners, Texas State Board of
- Veterans Commission, Texas
- Veterans' Land Board
- Windstorm Insurance Association, Texas