Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB65 by Nelson (Relating to oversight of and requirements applicable to state agency contracting and procurement. ), As Passed 2nd House
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend various Chapters of the Government Code relating to procurement and state agency contracting. The bill would also amend Quality Assurance Team, Department of Information Resources, Comptroller of Public Accounts, and state agency requirements related to major information resources projects. The bill would amend vendor performance tracking.
The bill would remove certain exemptions related to state contract management, contracting standards, and oversight of the Teacher Retirement System.
The bill would require a political subdivision to disclose and itemize certain expenditures relating to lobbying activities.
The Teacher Retirement System, Comptroller's Office, and State Auditor's Office indicated there would be no significant fiscal impact. This analysis assumes any costs to the Department of Information Resources could be absorbed within current resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 308 State Auditor's Office, 313 Department of Information Resources, 323 Teacher Retirement System