H.B. No. 1994
AN ACT
relating to the purchase of certain commodity items by a state
agency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2157.068, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsections (f) and (g) and adding Subsections (f-1) and
(f-2) to read as follows:
(f) The department may adopt rules regulating a purchase by
a state agency of a commodity item under this section, including a
requirement that, notwithstanding other provisions of this
chapter, the agency must make the purchase in accordance with a
contract developed by the department unless [the agency obtains]:
(1) the agency obtains:
(A) an exemption from the department; or
(B) [(2)] express prior approval from the
Legislative Budget Board for the expenditure necessary for the
purchase; or
(2) the department certifies in writing that the
commodity item is not available for purchase under an existing
contract developed by the department.
(f-1) Subject to Subsection (f-2), a state agency may
purchase a commodity item through a contract developed by a local
government purchasing cooperative under Chapter 791 if the
department certifies in writing that the commodity item is not
available for purchase under an existing contract developed by the
department.
(f-2) A contract used by a state agency that purchases a
commodity item through a contract described by Subsection (f-1) is
subject to all provisions required by applicable law to be included
in a state agency contract without regard to whether:
(1) the provision appears on the face of the contract;
or
(2) the contract includes any provision to the
contrary.
(g) The Legislative Budget Board's approval of a biennial
operating plan under Section 2054.102 is not an express prior
approval for purposes of Subsection (f)(1)(B) [(f)(2)]. A state
agency must request an exemption from the department under
Subsection (f)(1)(A) [(f)(1)] before seeking prior approval from
the Legislative Budget Board under Subsection (f)(1)(B) [(f)(2)].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1994 was passed by the House on April
18, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 1994 on May 9, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 0, 2
present, not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1994 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 6, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor