Amend CSSB 20 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 13, line 15, between "MONITORING" and the underlined period, insert "; PROHIBITED CONTACTS".
(2) On page 14, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following appropriately lettered subsections in proposed Section 2261.252, Government Code, and reletter other subsections of that section and cross-references to those subsections accordingly:
( ) In renewing or considering a rebid for a contract for the purchase of goods or services from a private vendor, a state agency shall give priority consideration to the private vendor's performance under previous state contracts.
( ) A state agency may not enter into a contract for the purchase of goods or services from a private vendor that has an unresolved lawsuit with another state agency regarding a contract exceeding $5 million in value unless the contracting state agency submits a written notification to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives not later than the 30th day before the date the contract is signed.