83R9399 MTB-D
By: Harper-Brown H.B. No. 2336
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the requirement of competitive bidding for certain
purchases by a state agency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2155.132(e), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(e) Competitive bidding, whether formal or informal, is
required for a purchase by a state agency if the purchase:
(1) exceeds $25,000 [$5,000]; and
(2) is made under a written contract.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a solicitation of bids or proposals or other similar expression
of interest made on or after the effective date of this Act. A
solicitation of bids or proposals or other similar expression of
interest made before the effective date of this Act is governed by
the law in effect on the date the solicitation or other similar
expression of interest is made, and the former law is continued in
effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.