BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 1110 By: Craddick County Affairs Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The act creating the Midland County Hospital District was passed several decades ago, recently amended, and more recently codified into the Special District Local Laws Code. Currently, the district is required to follow certain requirements for a construction or purchase contract involving the expenditure of more than $25,000. H.B. 1110 aligns the procurement procedures of the district statute more closely with certain provisions of the Local Government Code. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 1110 amends the Special District Local Laws Code, in a provision of law relating to construction or purchase contracts by the Midland County Hospital District of Midland County, Texas, and effective April 1, 2011, to change the amount of the expenditure necessary to cause the provision to apply from more than $25,000 to more than $50,000 by reference to a provision of law relating to competitive requirements for purchases by municipalities. The bill changes the manner, from advertising to competitive bidding, by which a construction or purchase contract governed by the provision may be made. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2011.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 1110
By: Craddick
County Affairs
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 1110
By: Craddick
County Affairs
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The act creating the Midland County Hospital District was passed several decades ago, recently amended, and more recently codified into the Special District Local Laws Code. Currently, the district is required to follow certain requirements for a construction or purchase contract involving the expenditure of more than $25,000. H.B. 1110 aligns the procurement procedures of the district statute more closely with certain provisions of the Local Government Code. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 1110 amends the Special District Local Laws Code, in a provision of law relating to construction or purchase contracts by the Midland County Hospital District of Midland County, Texas, and effective April 1, 2011, to change the amount of the expenditure necessary to cause the provision to apply from more than $25,000 to more than $50,000 by reference to a provision of law relating to competitive requirements for purchases by municipalities. The bill changes the manner, from advertising to competitive bidding, by which a construction or purchase contract governed by the provision may be made. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2011. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The act creating the Midland County Hospital District was passed several decades ago, recently amended, and more recently codified into the Special District Local Laws Code. Currently, the district is required to follow certain requirements for a construction or purchase contract involving the expenditure of more than $25,000. H.B. 1110 aligns the procurement procedures of the district statute more closely with certain provisions of the Local Government Code. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 1110 amends the Special District Local Laws Code, in a provision of law relating to construction or purchase contracts by the Midland County Hospital District of Midland County, Texas, and effective April 1, 2011, to change the amount of the expenditure necessary to cause the provision to apply from more than $25,000 to more than $50,000 by reference to a provision of law relating to competitive requirements for purchases by municipalities. The bill changes the manner, from advertising to competitive bidding, by which a construction or purchase contract governed by the provision may be made. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2011.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The act creating the Midland County Hospital District was passed several decades ago, recently amended, and more recently codified into the Special District Local Laws Code. Currently, the district is required to follow certain requirements for a construction or purchase contract involving the expenditure of more than $25,000. H.B. 1110 aligns the procurement procedures of the district statute more closely with certain provisions of the Local Government Code.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 1110 amends the Special District Local Laws Code, in a provision of law relating to construction or purchase contracts by the Midland County Hospital District of Midland County, Texas, and effective April 1, 2011, to change the amount of the expenditure necessary to cause the provision to apply from more than $25,000 to more than $50,000 by reference to a provision of law relating to competitive requirements for purchases by municipalities. The bill changes the manner, from advertising to competitive bidding, by which a construction or purchase contract governed by the provision may be made.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2011.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The act creating the Midland County Hospital District was passed several decades ago, recently amended, and more recently codified into the Special District Local Laws Code. Currently, the district is required to follow certain requirements for a construction or purchase contract involving the expenditure of more than $25,000. H.B. 1110 aligns the procurement procedures of the district statute more closely with certain provisions of the Local Government Code.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 1110 amends the Special District Local Laws Code, in a provision of law relating to construction or purchase contracts by the Midland County Hospital District of Midland County, Texas, and effective April 1, 2011, to change the amount of the expenditure necessary to cause the provision to apply from more than $25,000 to more than $50,000 by reference to a provision of law relating to competitive requirements for purchases by municipalities. The bill changes the manner, from advertising to competitive bidding, by which a construction or purchase contract governed by the provision may be made.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2011.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
The act creating the Midland County Hospital District was passed several decades ago, recently amended, and more recently codified into the Special District Local Laws Code. Currently, the district is required to follow certain requirements for a construction or purchase contract involving the expenditure of more than $25,000. H.B. 1110 aligns the procurement procedures of the district statute more closely with certain provisions of the Local Government Code.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 1110 amends the Special District Local Laws Code, in a provision of law relating to construction or purchase contracts by the Midland County Hospital District of Midland County, Texas, and effective April 1, 2011, to change the amount of the expenditure necessary to cause the provision to apply from more than $25,000 to more than $50,000 by reference to a provision of law relating to competitive requirements for purchases by municipalities. The bill changes the manner, from advertising to competitive bidding, by which a construction or purchase contract governed by the provision may be made.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2011.