LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 28, 2013

TO:	Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB894 by Whitmire (Relating to real property within the Capitol complex.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Government Code, Chapter 2165 to prevent the lease, sale, or any other disposition of the state's real property or an interest in real property located in the Capitol Complex and amends the definition of the Capitol Complex to be based on the Government Code, Section 443.0071. The bill specifies that the ability of the Texas Facilities Commission to lease state buildings and parking garages under Subchapter E is not affected.

The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house; otherwise the bill would take effect September 1, 2013.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

303 Facilities Commission, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts

LBB Staff:

UP, AG, RB, JI, JJO, SD