LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 5, 2013 TO: Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3681 by Smith (relating to the acceptance of bids for certain contracts for improvements to real property from a person who received compensation for participating in the preparation of the bidding specifications. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend Chapter 271 of the Local Government Code to provide that a local government may not accept a bid or award a contract for an improvement to real property to a person that has received financial compensation from the local government to participate in preparing the specifications or request for proposals that the bid or contract is based. A local government may terminate a contract without obligation to a vendor if the individual or business entity was ineligible to have the contract. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: UP, KKR, TP
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 5, 2013
TO: Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3681 by Smith (relating to the acceptance of bids for certain contracts for improvements to real property from a person who received compensation for participating in the preparation of the bidding specifications. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3681 by Smith (relating to the acceptance of bids for certain contracts for improvements to real property from a person who received compensation for participating in the preparation of the bidding specifications. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs
Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB3681 by Smith (relating to the acceptance of bids for certain contracts for improvements to real property from a person who received compensation for participating in the preparation of the bidding specifications. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB3681 by Smith (relating to the acceptance of bids for certain contracts for improvements to real property from a person who received compensation for participating in the preparation of the bidding specifications. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Chapter 271 of the Local Government Code to provide that a local government may not accept a bid or award a contract for an improvement to real property to a person that has received financial compensation from the local government to participate in preparing the specifications or request for proposals that the bid or contract is based. A local government may terminate a contract without obligation to a vendor if the individual or business entity was ineligible to have the contract.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: UP, KKR, TP
UP, KKR, TP