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House Bill 2518 |
House Author: Bell, Keith et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-23 |
Senate Sponsor: Nichols |
House Bill 2518 amends the Government Code to require a lease between a governmental entity and another person regarding public property to contain lease terms requiring the construction to be bonded and requiring that the lessee provide to the governmental entity a notice of commencement in order to allow the governmental entity an opportunity to verify the bonds. The bill creates a Class A misdemeanor offense for a person who materially misrepresents information in a notice of commencement and makes a governmental entity that fails to include the requisite lease terms in an applicable contract liable as a surety, unless the notice of commencement is not submitted as required.