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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