BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 2641

By: Darby

Land & Resource Management

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

West Texas Centers is a community center operating under Chapter 534, Health and Safety Code, to provide behavioral and developmental health services to citizens of West Texas. It has been noted that upon its creation in 1997, West Texas Centers was conveyed certain real property and buildings from the state to help facilitate its delivery of services. West Texas Centers has been approached by a private corporation with an opportunity to exchange one of its older state-conveyed properties for a new property located across the street from its current location. H.B. 2641 seeks to authorize the release and nullify the right of reverter for the applicable property to make this transaction possible.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

H.B. 2641 requires the Health and Human Services Commission, not later than February 1, 2021, and subject to certain conditions prescribed by the bill, to execute an appropriate instrument to release and nullify the right of reverter to which certain real property is subject under the applicable deed filed in the Deed Records of Howard County, Texas. The bill sets out the metes and bounds of the applicable real property.

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2019.