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2025 · Regular session · Senate bill

SB1012

SB1012 authorizes different transactions for two state-owned Austin properties and directs their proceeds to different purposes.

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Official caption: Relating to authorizing the sale or lease by the State of Texas of certain real property located in Austin, Texas.

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Official report lists Senate author(s): Kolkhorst. This does not identify sponsors or amendment drafters.

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SB1012 authorizes different transactions for two state-owned Austin properties and directs their proceeds to different purposes.
For the approximately 20.3127 acres at 4400 Shoal Creek Boulevard, the General Land Office must offer a sale or lease as soon as practicable, under Natural Resources Code 31.158.
For approximately 7.5 acres at West 45th Street and Lamar Boulevard, the Health and Human Services Commission may negotiate one or more leases—not a sale under this act—under Health and Safety Code 533.087.

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What does it do?

SB1012 authorizes different transactions for two state-owned Austin properties and directs their proceeds to different purposes. The governor signed it May 27, 2025; it took effect September 1, 2025. Authorization is not evidence that either transaction has occurred. History; Final law.

For the approximately 20.3127 acres at 4400 Shoal Creek Boulevard, the General Land Office must offer a sale or lease as soon as practicable, under Natural Resources Code 31.158. A sale or lease is contingent on construction and occupation of a replacement state records facility. Proceeds go to the new dedicated bicentennial Texas State Library and Archives Commission account in general revenue, for capital improvements at the Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center and Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building, and to improve public access to original source materials. Final law, sections 1–2; Transaction rules in 31.158.

For approximately 7.5 acres at West 45th Street and Lamar Boulevard, the Health and Human Services Commission may negotiate one or more leases—not a sale under this act—under Health and Safety Code 533.087. Lease proceeds go to the Texas capital trust fund for HHSC’s benefit. A lease must allow HHSC to approve and restrict the proposed use and must give HHSC easements to its adjacent properties. The referenced leasing law generally requires prevailing market rates and competitive bidding, with specified public-benefit exceptions for certain public, nonprofit or contracted-service entities. Final law, sections 3–4; Transaction rules in 533.087.

What changed along the way?

The introduced bill proposed sale of both tracts with proceeds in general revenue. The Senate committee substitute allowed sale or lease of the records property, dedicated its proceeds to library/archives purposes, and changed the other tract to HHSC leasing with use restrictions, easements and separate proceeds. It also revised the second tract’s legal description. These are committee-substitute changes; the official index lists no floor amendments. The Senate committee, engrossed, House committee and enrolled versions have the same operative provisions. All five versions; Amendment index; Final law.

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Who could benefit—and who could bear the costs?

The archives account could support specified buildings and public access to historical materials, while HHSC could gain lease revenue and retain controls over use and access. The records-facility condition prevents treating the archives property as immediately disposable without its replacement being built and occupied. The act specifies no buyer, tenant, sale price, rent, completed transaction or appropriation to build the replacement. Final law.

The April 23 committee-substitute fiscal note estimates an indeterminate state revenue gain because timing and transaction amounts were unknown. HHSC estimated possible savings of $327,000 per fiscal year across all funds from discontinued utilities, security, groundskeeping and other upkeep, in addition to lease revenue—not guaranteed proceeds or a net profit calculation. Other implementation costs were assumed absorbable with existing resources, and no local-government fiscal implication was anticipated. The note says no appropriation is made and flags the new dedicated fund for legislative funds-consolidation review. The earlier April 14 note concerned the superseded sale proposal and mentioned possible deed restrictions; it is not evidence that the final act permits an HHSC sale. Committee-substitute fiscal note; Introduced fiscal note.

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