Relating to the lease of certain state property from the Health and Human Services Commission to Travis County.
HB 5141 authorizes the Texas Department of State Health Services to lease 16.08 acres of property at the Austin State Hospital tract to Travis County. The 99-year lease requires Travis County to use the land solely for public purposes, with automatic termination if not used for more than 180 consecutive days. The agreement specifies that Travis County may operate public amenities and construct improvements on the property, while the state retains custody of the lease documents. This bill directly affects Travis County's use of this specific state-owned land, with no broader policy changes beyond the lease terms.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 7, 2025
Last action May 15, 2025
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Introduced
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Engrossed
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2 edits
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May 15, 2025
MINOR
The bill was amended to change the leasing authority from the Department of State Health Services to the Health and Human Services Commission, and to update the property description to include additional survey courses. These changes clarify which agency has jurisdiction over the property and ensure the legal description accurately reflects the land boundaries.
Scope change
The scope of the bill was modified to transfer leasing authority from the Department of State Health Services to the Health and Human Services Commission, and to expand the property description to include additional survey courses.
SCOPE
Changed the leasing authority from the Department of State Health Services to the Health and Human Services Commission.
TECHNICAL
Updated the property description to include additional survey courses and corrected the boundary description.
Floor votes · House May 15, 2025
How they voted
101–39
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 144
May 15, 2025
D
Democratic60
93% Yea
R
Republican84
53% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 15, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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