86R6872 AAF-D
 
  By: Capriglione H.B. No. 3674
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to an opportunity to cure a bid, proposal, or offer that
  does not include a required historically underutilized business
  subcontracting plan.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 2161.252, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
         (c)  A state agency shall notify a person who submits a bid,
  proposal, offer, or other applicable expression of interest that
  does not contain a historically underutilized business
  subcontracting plan as required by Subsection (a).  The person may,
  not later than the seventh business day after the date the notice is
  sent, submit a plan to the state agency, in which case the bid,
  proposal, offer, or other applicable expression of interest shall
  be considered responsive under Subsection (b).
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  in relation to a contract for which a state agency first advertises
  or otherwise solicits bids, proposals, offers, or other expressions
  of interest on or after the effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.