---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to avoiding the abolishment of certain agencies subject to the Texas Sunset Act."
description: "Relating to avoiding the abolishment of certain agencies subject to the Texas Sunset Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "851"
identifier: "SB 20"
citation: "Texas SB 20 (851)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions (I0749)", "Sunset--Commission Bills (I0772)", "EXAMINERS OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS", "TEXAS STATE BOARD OF (V0308)", "MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPISTS", "TEXAS ST. BD. OF EXAMINERS OF (V0280)", "MEDICAL BOARD", "TEXAS (V0644)", "PSYCHOLOGISTS", "TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF (V0281)", "SOCIAL WORKER EXAMINERS", "STATE BOARD OF (V0289)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gonzales, Larry", "Taylor, Van"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 56
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-07-10"
last_action: "2017-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f7d060c-20d8-48bd-9215-bf55212d9dfc"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 20.xml"
source_hash: "7706419170f61793e28ba3f0717f6dc570f918137d0436ac3873f62263ea04a0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
---

# Texas SB 20 (851) — Relating to avoiding the abolishment of certain agencies subject to the Texas Sunset Act.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00020I.htm)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00020E.htm)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00020H.htm)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00020S.htm)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00020F.htm)

## Sponsors

- Gonzales, Larry — primary (person)
- Taylor, Van — primary (person)
- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)
- Hall — cosponsor (person)
- Lucio — cosponsor (person)
- Schwertner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-07-10** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2017-07-10** Filed `filing`
- **2017-07-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-07-18** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2017-07-18** Posting rule suspended
- **2017-07-18** Record vote
- **2017-07-18** Posting rule suspended
- **2017-07-18** Record vote
- **2017-07-18** Rules suspended
- **2017-07-18** Record vote
- **2017-07-18** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2017-07-18** Considered in public hearing
- **2017-07-18** Testimony taken in committee
- **2017-07-18** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-07-18** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2017-07-19** Co-author authorized
- **2017-07-19** Laid before the Senate
- **2017-07-19** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2017-07-19** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-07-19** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-07-19** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-07-19** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2017-07-19** Record vote
- **2017-07-19** Statement(s) submitted
- **2017-07-20** Co-author authorized
- **2017-07-20** Laid before the Senate
- **2017-07-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2017-07-20** Passed `passage`
- **2017-07-20** Record vote
- **2017-07-20** Reported engrossed
- **2017-07-20** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2017-08-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-08-01** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2017-08-02** Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .
- **2017-08-02** Considered in formal meeting
- **2017-08-02** Left pending in committee
- **2017-08-07** Considered in formal meeting
- **2017-08-07** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2017-08-07** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2017-08-07** Committee report distributed
- **2017-08-08** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2017-08-08** Considered in Calendars
- **2017-08-10** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2017-08-10** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2017-08-10** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2017-08-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2017-08-11** Passed `passage`
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-11** House passage reported
- **2017-08-11** Reported enrolled
- **2017-08-11** Signed in the Senate
- **2017-08-11** Signed in the House
- **2017-08-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-11** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-11** Effective immediately

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f7d060c-20d8-48bd-9215-bf55212d9dfc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).