{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-12.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 12.005","heading":"APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT.","body":"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.\nActs 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.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 797 (S.B. 408), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (S.B. 652), Sec. 1.08(a), eff. June 17, 2011.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 1600), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 596 (S.B. 619), Sec. 3.07, eff. June 10, 2019.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 850 (S.B. 713), Sec. 1.06, eff. June 16, 2021.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 410 (H.B. 1500), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT","SUBTITLE A. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL UTILITIES","CHAPTER 12. ORGANIZATION OF COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.12.htm#12.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"fbcca4acbbdda3c508ee5deb5e1ee29b6ab6913891bd2073e466dc2474d440aa","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-12.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-12.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}