SB 1134 Summary

• Lowers the square footage threshold requiring Department of Management Services approval for state agency leases from 5,000 to 2,000 square feet in privately or government-owned buildings.

• Authorizes the Department of Management Services to direct state agencies to occupy space in state-owned office buildings and implement renovations to improve efficiency.

• Requires state agencies to use tenant broker services to assist with lease actions and mandates reporting of vacant or underutilized space in state-owned buildings.

• Changes the inventory reporting requirement from every 3 years to annually by October 1, requiring coordination between the Department of Management Services and Department of Environmental Protection.

• Adds lessor documentation requirements for compliance with uniform firesafety standards for state-leased space and establishes new definitions for "managing agency" and "tenant broker."