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House Bill 3021 |
House Author: Phelan et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-17 |
Senate Sponsor: Hughes |
House Bill 3021 amends the Professional Services Procurement Act, Government Code, to prohibit a state governmental entity from requiring a contractor to defend the state for claims or liabilities resulting from the negligent acts or omissions of the entity or its employees and to apply certain Local Government Code provisions relating to indemnification limitations and duties of an architect or engineer in regard to architectural or engineering services contracts to a contract for architectural or engineering services between a state agency and an architect or engineer selected under the Professional Services Procurement Act. The bill also amends those Local Government Code provisions to establish that the provisions do not prohibit a governmental agency in a contract for architectural or engineering services to which the governmental agency is a party from including and enforcing conditions that relate to the scope, fees, and schedule of a project in the contract.