By: Cain H.B. No. 4072
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the relocation of the headquarters for certain state
agencies.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 325.008(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) Before January 1 of the year in which a state agency
subject to this chapter and its advisory committees are abolished,
the commission shall:
(1) review and take action necessary to verify the
reports submitted by the agency under Section 325.007;
(2) consult the Legislative Budget Board, the
Governor's Budget, Policy, and Planning Division, the State
Auditor, and the comptroller of public accounts, or their
successors, on the application to the agency of the criteria
provided in Section 325.011;
(3) conduct a review of the agency based an the
criteria provided in Section 325.011 and prepare a written report;
[and]
(4) conduct the evaluation required by Section
325.0085; and
(5) review the implementation of commission
recommendations contained in the reports presented to the
legislature during the preceding legislative session and the
resulting legislation.
SECTION 2. Chapter 325, Government Code, is amended by
adding Section 325.0085 to read as follows:
Sec. 325.0085. RELOCATION OF STATE AGENCY HEADQUARTERS.
(a) For each state agency reviewed under this chapter whose
headquarters is located in Travis County or an adjacent county, the
commission, with the assistance of the Texas Facilities Commission,
shall evaluate the cost savings to this state of relocating the
state agency's headquarters to a location outside of Travis County
or an adjacent county. In determining the cost savings to the
state, the commission shall consider the following factors over a
10-year period:
(1) the cost of leasing or purchasing office space for
the state agency in a location outside of Travis County or an
adjacent county;
(2) the cost of moving the state agency to the new
location;
(3) the market value of any state-owned property
currently being used for the state agency's headquarters, including
the amount of income the state could earn by leasing or selling the
property; and
(4) any other information the commission or Texas
Facilities Commission considers relevant in determining whether
the relocation creates a cost saving to this state.
(b) If the commission determines relocating a state agency
creates a cost saving to this state, the state agency shall relocate
the agency's headquarters to the location determined by the
commission under this section.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.