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AN ACT
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relating to the payment of funds under certain construction |
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contracts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2251.002, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) For purposes of this chapter, a bona fide dispute with |
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respect to a contract for the construction of a public work does not |
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include an audit of the public work project that continues for more |
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than 60 days after the date of the substantial completion of the |
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project. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a contract that is entered into on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3005 was passed by the House on May 7, |
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2025, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 13, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3005 was passed by the Senate on May |
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28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |