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  89R2024 CMO-F     By: Landgraf H.B. No. 4954       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the composition of the advisory committee for metal   recycling entities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 1956.017(b), Occupations Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (b)  The advisory committee consists of 17 [ 15 ] members   appointed by the director as follows:                (1)  one representative of the department;                (2)  two representatives of local law enforcement   agencies located in different municipalities, each with a   population of 500,000 or more;                (3)  two representatives of local law enforcement   agencies located in different municipalities, each with a   population of 200,000 or more but less than 500,000;                (4)  one representative of a local law enforcement   agency located in a municipality with a population of less than   200,000;                (5)  five representatives of metal recycling entities,   at least one of whom must have substantial business experience with   transactions involving the purchase or acquisition of catalytic   converters;                (6)  two members who represent industries that are   impacted by theft of regulated material;                (7)  one sheriff of a county with a population of   500,000 or more; [ and ]                (8)  one sheriff of a county with a population of less   than 500,000 ;                 (9)     one sheriff who has experience investigating the   theft of tubular steel used in the process of drilling and   completing oil and gas wells; and                 (10)     one member who represents the oil and gas   industry .          SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the public safety director of the Department of Public   Safety of the State of Texas shall appoint two additional members to   the advisory committee as required by Section 1956.017, Occupations   Code, as amended by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.