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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the amount of an expenditure made by a municipality for |
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which competitive bidding is required. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 252.021(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Before a municipality may enter into a contract that |
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requires an expenditure of more than $100,000 [$50,000] from one or |
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more municipal funds, the municipality must: |
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(1) comply with the procedure prescribed by this |
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subchapter and Subchapter C for competitive sealed bidding or |
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competitive sealed proposals; |
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(2) use the reverse auction procedure, as defined by |
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Section 2155.062(d), Government Code, for purchasing; or |
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(3) comply with a method described by Chapter 2269, |
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Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 252.0215, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 252.0215. COMPETITIVE BIDDING IN RELATION TO |
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HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS. A municipality, in making an |
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expenditure of more than $3,000 but less than $100,000 [$50,000], |
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shall contact at least two historically underutilized businesses on |
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a rotating basis, based on information provided by the comptroller |
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pursuant to Chapter 2161, Government Code. If the list fails to |
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identify a historically underutilized business in the county in |
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which the municipality is situated, the municipality is exempt from |
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this section. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a purchase made on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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purchase made before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law as it existed immediately before the effective date of this |
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Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |