Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 211 amends the Local Government Code to lower from 75,000 to 25,000 the population threshold for determining whether a municipality is required to use competitive sealed bidding for the purchase of insurance or whether it may use the competitive sealed proposal procedure. The bill requires cities with populations of less than 25,000 to use competitive sealed bids for insurance that would cost more than $5,000. The bill allows cities with populations of 25,000 or more to use competitive sealed bids when purchasing insurance.