LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 1, 2015

TO:	Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1073 by Blanco (Relating to consideration of a bidder's principal place of business in awarding certain county contracts.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Local Government Code to authorize a county, when considering competitive sealed bids, to enter into a contract for certain purchases with a bidder whose principal place of business is in the county and whose bid is within 5 percent of the lowest bid if the lowest bid is from a business outside the county and contracting with the local bidder would provide the best combination price and other economic benefits to the county. The bill does not prohibit the county from rejecting all bids.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

LBB Staff:

UP, EK, KVe, SD