BILL ANALYSIS

S.B. 565

By: Sparks

Land & Resource Management

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Legislation from the 86th Regular Session provided for the release by a certain deadline of a reversionary interest of the state on a property in Big Spring, Texas, held by the Health and Human Services Commission for the benefit of the West Texas Centers for Mental Health and Mental Retardation. This property was deemed inadequate and legislation from the 87th Regular Session amended the metes and bounds of the property and extended the deadline. However, due to supply chain issues, the release was not executed by this deadline. S.B. 565 seeks to postpone the deadline in order to provide for the finalization of the release.

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

S.B. 565 amends Chapter 54 (H.B. 2641), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to postpone from not later than February 1, 2023, to not later than August 31, 2027, the deadline by which the Health and Human Services Commission, subject to certain provisions regarding an exchange of property in Howard County between the West Texas Centers for Mental Health and Mental Retardation and Cap Rock Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, is required to execute an appropriate instrument to release and nullify the right of reverter to which the real property to be transferred by the West Texas Centers for Mental Health and Mental Retardation is subject.

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2023.