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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to local governments that may consider a bidder's |
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principal place of business when awarding a contract. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 271.905(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In this section, "local government" means a |
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municipality [with a population of 200,000 or less], a county [with
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a population of 400,000 or less], or another political subdivision |
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authorized under this title to purchase real property or personal |
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property that is not affixed to real property. The term does not |
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include a school district. |
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SECTION 2. Section 271.9051(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to a municipality [with a
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population of less than 250,000] that is authorized under this |
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title to purchase real property or personal property that is not |
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affixed to real property. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a contract for which the initial notice soliciting bids is given on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. A contract for which the |
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initial notice soliciting bids is given before that date is |
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governed by the law in effect when the initial notice is given, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2011. |