Tex. Util. Code § 12.005 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The Public Utility Commission of Texas is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter or by Chapter 39, the commission is abolished September 1, 2029.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1212, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 797 (S.B. 408), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (S.B. 652), Sec. 1.08(a), eff. June 17, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 1600), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 596 (S.B. 619), Sec. 3.07, eff. June 10, 2019.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 850 (S.B. 713), Sec. 1.06, eff. June 16, 2021.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 410 (H.B. 1500), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
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