By: Haywood S.B. No. 1745 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to generally prohibiting governmental entities from 1-3 leasing office building space. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subtitle E, Title 10, Government Code, is amended 1-6 by adding Chapter 2206 to read as follows: 1-7 CHAPTER 2206. LEASING OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY 1-8 Sec. 2206.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "state or local 1-9 governmental entity" means: 1-10 (1) a board, commission, department, office, or other 1-11 agency in the executive branch of state government created under 1-12 the constitution or a statute of the state; 1-13 (2) the legislature or a legislative agency; 1-14 (3) the Texas Supreme Court, the Texas Court of 1-15 Criminal Appeals, a court of appeals, a state judicial agency, or 1-16 the State Bar of Texas; or 1-17 (4) a political subdivision of this state, including 1-18 a: 1-19 (A) county; 1-20 (B) municipality; or 1-21 (C) special-purpose district or authority. 1-22 Sec. 2206.002. EXCEPTION. This Chapter does not apply to: 1-23 (1) an institution of higher education as defined by 2-1 Section 61.003, Education Code; and 2-2 (2) a public school district. 2-3 Sec. 2206.003. GENERAL PROHIBITION ON LEASING GOVERNMENT 2-4 PROPERTY. (a) A state or local governmental entity may not lease 2-5 or sublease space in an office building owned or leased by the 2-6 governmental entity to another state or local governmental entity 2-7 or a private entity. 2-8 (b) This section does not apply to a lease entered into 2-9 under: 2-10 (1) Subchapter E, Chapter 2165; 2-11 (2) Section 30.027, 30.028, 30.059, Education Code; 2-12 and 2-13 (3) Section 318.013, Local Government Code. 2-14 (c) This section does not apply to the lease of space in an 2-15 office building for a vending facility.