LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 28, 2017 TO: Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB261 by Zaffirini (Relating to the bulk purchase of information technology commodity items by the Department of Information Resources.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Chapter 2157, Government Code, to exempt a Department of Information Resources (DIR) contract for the bulk purchase of commodity items from existing requirements for a state agency to submit requests for pricing for information technology (IT) commodity items to a certain number of vendors based on the value of the contract and from the limitation on the purchase of IT commodities items from the list maintained by DIR under Section 2157.068(e) if the value of the contract exceeds $1,000,000. The bill would take effect immediately upon receipt of a two-thirds vote of all members elected to each house; otherwise, the bill would take effect September 1, 2017. DIR indicates that implementation of the provisions of the bill could be absorbed using existing resources. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:313 Department of Information Resources LBB Staff: UP, CL, NV, LCO, RC
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 28, 2017
TO: Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB261 by Zaffirini (Relating to the bulk purchase of information technology commodity items by the Department of Information Resources.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB261 by Zaffirini (Relating to the bulk purchase of information technology commodity items by the Department of Information Resources.), As Introduced
Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB261 by Zaffirini (Relating to the bulk purchase of information technology commodity items by the Department of Information Resources.), As Introduced
SB261 by Zaffirini (Relating to the bulk purchase of information technology commodity items by the Department of Information Resources.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Chapter 2157, Government Code, to exempt a Department of Information Resources (DIR) contract for the bulk purchase of commodity items from existing requirements for a state agency to submit requests for pricing for information technology (IT) commodity items to a certain number of vendors based on the value of the contract and from the limitation on the purchase of IT commodities items from the list maintained by DIR under Section 2157.068(e) if the value of the contract exceeds $1,000,000. The bill would take effect immediately upon receipt of a two-thirds vote of all members elected to each house; otherwise, the bill would take effect September 1, 2017. DIR indicates that implementation of the provisions of the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 313 Department of Information Resources
313 Department of Information Resources
LBB Staff: UP, CL, NV, LCO, RC
UP, CL, NV, LCO, RC