TO: | Honorable Kenny Marchant, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs |
FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB1796 by Talton (Relating to the repeal of the exception from required disclosure under the public information law of certain information submitted by a potential vendor or contractor.), As Introduced |
The bill repeals Section 552.128 of the Government Code, which currently exempts from public disclosure information submitted by a potential vendor or contractor to a governmental body in connection with an application for certification as a historically underutilized or disadvantaged business.
The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all members of each house; otherwise it takes effect September 1, 2003.
Source Agencies: | 302 Office of the Attorney General, 303 Building and Procurement Commission, 356 Texas Ethics Commission
|
LBB Staff: | JK, RR, MS, BL
|