By: Smith of Harris (Senate Sponsor - Williams) H.B. No. 2242
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 7, 2003;
May 9, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on
Administration; May 20, 2003, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 20, 2003, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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