| TO: | Honorable Bill Callegari, Chair, House Committee on Government Reform |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB42 by Paxton (Relating to the electronic database of major state contracts.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
The bill would transfer responsibility of a major contract database from the
The bill would define a major contract as a contract for which notice is required under the Contract Notification sections in the following Chapters of the Government Code: 1) Chapter 2054, Information Resources, 2) Chapter 2166, Building Construction and Acquisition, and 3) Chapter 2254 Professional and Consulting Services for state agencies and institutions of higher education.
The bill would also define a major contract as 1) a contract, including an amendment, modification, renewal, or extension for which a notice is not required under the Chapters listed above; 2) is not a purchase order, an interagency contract, or a contract paid only with funds not appropriated by the General Appropriations Act; and 3) has a value that exceeds $50,000.
It is assumed that the LBB would be able to make use of the Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) database currently maintained by TBPC. The LBB would incur costs for computer programming, software maintenance and costs to ensure protection of non-disclosure items. Based on this assumption, the additional duties and responsibilities to implement the provisions of the bill could be absorbed with existing resources.
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, MN, MS, EP
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