HB500 Summary

• Appropriates $40.5 million from general revenue to the Comptroller of Public Accounts for deposit into the compensation to victims of crime account number 0469

• Transfers approximately $104.5 million in unexpended balances from the Bob Bullock State History Museum maintenance fund to the Texas state buildings preservation endowment fund number 1016 by August 31, 2025

• Appropriates $300 million from general revenue to the Comptroller for deposit into the space exploration and aeronautics research trust fund number 1203 for fiscal year ending August 31, 2025

• Provides $100 million from general revenue to the Texas Historical Commission for courthouse preservation grants, with $100 million in capital budget authority for the two-year period

• Appropriates $121 million from general revenue to the Texas Facilities Commission to remove and replace the State Insurance Building, with proceeds from the building sale also appropriated for replacement purposes