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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to avoiding the abolishment of certain agencies subject to the Texas Sunset Act."
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description: "Relating to avoiding the abolishment of certain agencies subject to the Texas Sunset Act."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "851"
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identifier: "SB 20"
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citation: "Texas SB 20 (851)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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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)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Gonzales, Larry", "Taylor, Van"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 56
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2017-07-10"
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last_action: "2017-08-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f7d060c-20d8-48bd-9215-bf55212d9dfc"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 20.xml"
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source_hash: "7706419170f61793e28ba3f0717f6dc570f918137d0436ac3873f62263ea04a0"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
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---
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# Texas SB 20 (851) — Relating to avoiding the abolishment of certain agencies subject to the Texas Sunset Act.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00020I.htm)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00020E.htm)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00020H.htm)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00020S.htm)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00020F.htm)
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## Sponsors
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- Gonzales, Larry — primary (person)
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- Taylor, Van — primary (person)
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- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)
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- Hall — cosponsor (person)
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- Lucio — cosponsor (person)
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- Schwertner — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-07-10** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
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- **2017-07-10** Filed `filing`
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- **2017-07-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2017-07-18** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2017-07-18** Posting rule suspended
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- **2017-07-18** Record vote
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- **2017-07-18** Posting rule suspended
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- **2017-07-18** Record vote
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- **2017-07-18** Rules suspended
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- **2017-07-18** Record vote
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- **2017-07-18** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2017-07-18** Considered in public hearing
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- **2017-07-18** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2017-07-18** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-07-18** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2017-07-19** Co-author authorized
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- **2017-07-19** Laid before the Senate
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- **2017-07-19** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2017-07-19** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2017-07-19** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2017-07-19** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2017-07-19** Passed to engrossment as amended
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- **2017-07-19** Record vote
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- **2017-07-19** Statement(s) submitted
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- **2017-07-20** Co-author authorized
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- **2017-07-20** Laid before the Senate
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- **2017-07-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2017-07-20** Passed `passage`
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- **2017-07-20** Record vote
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- **2017-07-20** Reported engrossed
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- **2017-07-20** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2017-08-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2017-08-01** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2017-08-02** Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .
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- **2017-08-02** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2017-08-02** Left pending in committee
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- **2017-08-07** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2017-08-07** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
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- **2017-08-07** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- **2017-08-07** Committee report distributed
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- **2017-08-08** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2017-08-08** Considered in Calendars
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- **2017-08-10** Placed on General State Calendar
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- **2017-08-10** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2017-08-10** Passed to 3rd reading
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- **2017-08-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2017-08-11** Passed `passage`
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- **2017-08-11** Record vote
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- **2017-08-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2017-08-11** House passage reported
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- **2017-08-11** Reported enrolled
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- **2017-08-11** Signed in the Senate
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- **2017-08-11** Signed in the House
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- **2017-08-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2017-08-11** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2017-08-11** Effective immediately
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## Source
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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).
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