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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to exempting certain contracts from procurement notice |
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requirements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2262.051(j), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(j) For a procurement in an amount that exceeds $20 million |
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[other than a contract entered into by the comptroller under |
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Section 2155.061], the guide must require a state agency to notify |
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interested parties at least two months before the date the agency |
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issues the solicitation for the procurement unless the procurement |
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is for: |
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(1) a contract entered into by the comptroller under |
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Section 2155.061; or |
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(2) a contract for services necessary to respond to a |
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natural disaster. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a contract for which a state agency first advertises or otherwise |
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solicits bids, proposals, offers, or qualifications on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A contract for which a state agency |
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first advertised or otherwise solicited bids, proposals, offers, or |
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qualifications before that date is governed by the law in effect |
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when the first advertisement or solicitation was given, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |