83R8378 ATP-F
By: Leach H.B. No. 2958
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the applicability of competitive bidding or competitive
sealed proposal requirements to agencies or instrumentalities of,
or agreements between, governmental entities subject to
competitive procurement requirements.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 271, Local Government
Code, is amended by adding Section 271.909 to read as follows:
Sec. 271.909. COMPETITIVE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO
CERTAIN AGENCIES, INSTRUMENTALITIES, AND AGREEMENTS. (a) In this
section, "governmental entity" means a county, municipality,
district, or other political subdivision of this state.
(b) To the extent that a governmental entity is required by
statute to award a contract using competitive bidding or
competitive sealed proposals, an agency or instrumentality of the
governmental entity, an economic development corporation created
by the governmental entity under Subtitle C1, Title 12, or an
alliance, agreement, partnership, or agency created between the
governmental entity and one or more other governmental entities is
required to award a contract by competitive bidding or competitive
sealed proposals in the same manner as the governmental entity.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a contract for which a governmental entity first advertises or
otherwise solicits bids, proposals, offers, or qualifications or
makes a similar solicitation on or after the effective date of this
Act. A contract for which a governmental entity first advertises or
otherwise solicits bids, proposals, offers, or qualifications or
makes a similar solicitation before the effective date of this Act
is governed by the law in effect on the date the advertisement or
solicitation is made, and that law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.