H.B. No. 3089
AN ACT
relating to competitive purchasing procedures for certain
counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 262.0256, Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 262.0256. PRE-BID CONFERENCE [FOR CERTAIN COUNTIES OR
A DISTRICT GOVERNED BY THOSE COUNTIES]. [(a) This section applies
only to a county with a population of 2.8 million or more.
[(b)] The commissioners court of a [the] county or the
governing body of a district or authority created under Section 59,
Article XVI, Texas Constitution, if the governing body is the
commissioners court of the county in which the district is located,
may require a principal, officer, or employee of each prospective
bidder to attend a mandatory pre-bid conference conducted for the
purpose of discussing contract requirements and answering
questions of prospective bidders.
SECTION 2. Section 271.0565, Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 271.0565. PRE-BID CONFERENCE [FOR CERTAIN COUNTIES OR
A DISTRICT GOVERNED BY THOSE COUNTIES]. [(a) This section applies
only to a county with a population of 2.8 million or more.
[(b)] The commissioners court of a [the] county or the
governing body of a district or authority created under Section 59,
Article XVI, Texas Constitution, if the governing body is the
commissioners court of the county in which the district is located,
may require a principal, officer, or employee of each prospective
bidder to attend a mandatory pre-bid conference conducted for the
purpose of discussing contract requirements and answering
questions of prospective bidders.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3089 was passed by the House on May 9,
2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3089 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
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor