LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 29, 2003

TO:	Honorable Bill Ratliff, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1752 by Estes (Relating to the use of the reverse auction procedure by the Texas Building and Procurement Commission.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would increase usage of the reverse auction procedure for purchases by the Building and Procurement Commission to 10 percent of the dollar value of open market purchases, other than purchases of professional services.  The bill also stipulates that in September of each year, a state agency that did not comply with the requirements to use reverse auction for at least 10 percent of the dollar value of open market purchases, shall submit written justification for reasons of non-compliance to the governor, lieutenant governor and the speaker of the House of Representatives.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:	303 Building and Procurement Commission
LBB Staff:	JK, RR, GO, MS, RG