H.B. No. 2242




AN ACT

relating to notice sent by a local government after a mandatory 
pre-bid conference.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 262.0256, Local Government Code, is 
amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
	(c)  After a conference is conducted under Subsection (b), 
any additional required notice for the proposed purchase may be 
sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, only to 
prospective bidders who attended the conference.  Notice under this 
subsection is not subject to the requirements of Section 262.025.
	SECTION 2.  Section 271.0565, Local Government Code, is 
amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
	(c)  After a conference is conducted under Subsection (b), 
any additional required notice for the proposed contract may be 
sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, only to 
prospective bidders who attended the conference.  Notice under this 
subsection is not subject to the requirements of Section 271.055.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003, and 
applies only to a proposed purchase or contract awarded by a 
competitive purchasing procedure for which a mandatory pre-bid 
conference is held on or after that date.




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   President of the Senate                               Speaker of the House      

	I certify that H.B. No. 2242 was passed by the House on May 6, 
2003, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House   

	I certify that H.B. No. 2242 was passed by the Senate on May 
22, 2003, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.

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                                                     Secretary of the Senate    



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                 Governor