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Amend HB 119 on third reading (Senate committee printing) as 
follows:      
	(1)  Strike SECTION 1 of the bill (page 1, lines 11 through 
17) and substitute the following:
	SECTION 1.  Section 2155.132, Government Code, is amended by 
amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (i) to read as 
follows:
	(e)  Competitive bidding, whether formal or informal, is 
[not] required for a purchase by a state agency if the purchase:
		(1)  exceeds $5,000; or                                                
		(2)  is made under a written contract [does not exceed 
$2,000, or a greater amount prescribed by commission rule].
	(i)  For purposes of this section, "written contract" means a 
contract awarded by a state agency on the basis of a competitive 
bidding process.
	(2)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, in amended Section 2157.0611, 
Government Code (page 1, line 21), between "POSSIBLE." and "A 
catalog", insert "(a)".
	(3)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, following amended Section 
2157.0611, Government Code (page 1, between lines 30 and 31), 
insert the following:
	(b)  For purposes of this section, "written contract" means a 
contract awarded by a state agency on the basis of a competitive 
bidding process.