BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 3751 By: Ashby Transportation Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The bill author has informed the committee that the Department of Public Safety (DPS) commercial vehicle enforcement office in Woodville, Texas currently operates, under a memorandum of understanding, out of a building owned by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) but that, after consultation with DPS and TxDOT, both parties have agreed that transferring the building from TxDOT to DPS would better serve both entities in the long run. H.B. 3751 seeks to address this issue by providing for the transfer. 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. 3751 requires the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), not later than November 30, 2025, to transfer real property that is described by the bill to the Department of Public Safety, including the improvements affixed to the property. The bill requires TxDOT to transfer the property by an appropriate instrument of transfer that describes the property to be transferred by metes and bounds. The bill exempts the transfer from statutory provisions relating to the following: TxDOT and the control of transportation assets; a report by the commissioner of the General Land Office to the governor recommending real estate transactions or other actions involving any real property included in the most recent state real property evaluation report and identified as not used or substantially underused; real estate transactions authorized by the legislature; and the School Land Board's first option to purchase real property authorized for sale by the legislature or the governor. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2025.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 3751
By: Ashby
Transportation
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 3751
By: Ashby
Transportation
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The bill author has informed the committee that the Department of Public Safety (DPS) commercial vehicle enforcement office in Woodville, Texas currently operates, under a memorandum of understanding, out of a building owned by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) but that, after consultation with DPS and TxDOT, both parties have agreed that transferring the building from TxDOT to DPS would better serve both entities in the long run. H.B. 3751 seeks to address this issue by providing for the transfer.
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. 3751 requires the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), not later than November 30, 2025, to transfer real property that is described by the bill to the Department of Public Safety, including the improvements affixed to the property. The bill requires TxDOT to transfer the property by an appropriate instrument of transfer that describes the property to be transferred by metes and bounds. The bill exempts the transfer from statutory provisions relating to the following: TxDOT and the control of transportation assets; a report by the commissioner of the General Land Office to the governor recommending real estate transactions or other actions involving any real property included in the most recent state real property evaluation report and identified as not used or substantially underused; real estate transactions authorized by the legislature; and the School Land Board's first option to purchase real property authorized for sale by the legislature or the governor.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2025.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
The bill author has informed the committee that the Department of Public Safety (DPS) commercial vehicle enforcement office in Woodville, Texas currently operates, under a memorandum of understanding, out of a building owned by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) but that, after consultation with DPS and TxDOT, both parties have agreed that transferring the building from TxDOT to DPS would better serve both entities in the long run. H.B. 3751 seeks to address this issue by providing for the transfer.
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. 3751 requires the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), not later than November 30, 2025, to transfer real property that is described by the bill to the Department of Public Safety, including the improvements affixed to the property. The bill requires TxDOT to transfer the property by an appropriate instrument of transfer that describes the property to be transferred by metes and bounds. The bill exempts the transfer from statutory provisions relating to the following:
TxDOT and the control of transportation assets;
a report by the commissioner of the General Land Office to the governor recommending real estate transactions or other actions involving any real property included in the most recent state real property evaluation report and identified as not used or substantially underused;
real estate transactions authorized by the legislature; and
the School Land Board's first option to purchase real property authorized for sale by the legislature or the governor.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2025.