1-1 By: Oliveira (Senate Sponsor - Lucio) H.B. No. 969
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House March 14, 2001;
1-3 March 15, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 Intergovernmental Relations; May 11, 2001, reported favorably by
1-5 the following vote: Yeas 4, Nays 1; May 11, 2001, sent to
1-6 printer.)
1-7 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-8 AN ACT
1-9 relating to local governments that may consider the location of a
1-10 bidder's principal place of business in awarding contracts.
1-11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-12 SECTION 1. Section 271.905(a), Local Government Code, is
1-13 amended to read as follows:
1-14 (a) In this section, "local government" means a municipality
1-15 with a population of 200,000 [100,000] or less, a county with a
1-16 population of 400,000 [300,000] or less, or another political
1-17 subdivision authorized under this title to purchase real property
1-18 or personal property that is not affixed to real property. The
1-19 term does not include a school district.
1-20 SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act affects only a
1-21 contract that is awarded on or after the effective date of this
1-22 Act.
1-23 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a
1-24 vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-25 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-26 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-27 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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