By: Ortega H.B. No. 839
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the availability under the public information law of
information contained in a bid or proposal after a contract is
executed or awarded.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 552.104, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) The exception under this section does not apply to
information contained in a bid or proposal after the governmental
body executes or awards the contract to which the bid or proposal
relates.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a request for information received by a governmental body or an
officer for public information on or after the effective date of
this Act. A request for information received before the effective
date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the request
was received, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.