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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirement of competitive bidding for certain |
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purchases by a state agency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2155.132(e), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(e) Competitive bidding, whether formal or informal, is |
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required for a purchase by a state agency if the purchase: |
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(1) exceeds $25,000 [$5,000]; and |
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(2) is made under a written contract. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a solicitation of bids or proposals or other similar expression |
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of interest made on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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solicitation of bids or proposals or other similar expression of |
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interest made before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect on the date the solicitation or other similar |
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expression of interest is made, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |