80R391 MTB-D
 
  By: Paxton H.B. No. 42
 
 
 
   
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the electronic database of major state contracts.
       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
       SECTION 1.  Section 2177.052(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
       (a)  In this section, "major contract" means a contract that
has a value that is expected to be at least $10,000 [$5 million]
computed as the:
             (1)  initial value of the contract; or
             (2)  total value of the contract after all potential
term extensions.
       SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act to Section
2177.052, Government Code, applies only to a major contract:
             (1)  entered into on or after the effective date of this
Act, for purposes of complying with Section 2177.052(c)(1),
Government Code; and
             (2)  in relation to which a request for proposal,
invitation to bid, or comparable solicitation is made on or after
the effective date of this Act, for purposes of complying with
Section 2177.052(c)(2), Government Code.
       SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.