By:  Williams                                                     S.B. No. 1118


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.