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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the fee charged for registration on the master bidders |
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list. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2155.266, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2155.266. REGISTRATION AND RENEWAL FEE. (a) The |
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comptroller [commission] may charge a person applying for |
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registration on the master bidders list a registration fee and may |
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charge a registrant a biennial renewal fee in an amount designed to |
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recover the comptroller's [commission's] costs in: |
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(1) making and maintaining the master bidders list; |
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and |
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(2) soliciting bids or proposals under this |
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subchapter. |
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(b) In addition to the fee provided by Subsection (a), the |
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comptroller shall also collect $20 from each registrant to be used |
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for the purpose of enforcing compliance with requirements of state |
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purchasing statutes and the prevention of fraud in the historically |
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underutilized businesses program as set forth in Chapter 2161 [The
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commission shall set the amount of the fees by rule]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |