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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a preference in state purchasing for certain goods and |
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services produced or provided by private commercial sources in |
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Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2155.444, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (i) to read as follows: |
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(i) The comptroller and all state agencies purchasing goods |
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or procuring services shall give preference to goods produced and |
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services provided by private commercial sources in this state |
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rather than use state money to produce or provide competing goods |
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and services unless specifically directed by the legislature to |
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produce or provide the competing goods and services. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to 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 the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect when the first advertisement or solicitation was |
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given, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |