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By: Reynolds H.B. No. 212
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the preference given by state agencies for certain
goods and services produced or offered by small businesses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 2155, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 2155.454 to read as follows:
Sec. 2155.454. PREFERENCE FOR SMALL BUSINESS. (a) In this
section, "small business" has the meaning assigned by Section
2155.505.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the comptroller
and each state agency that enters into a contract for the purchase
of goods or services with a value of less than $500,000 shall give
preference to goods or services produced or offered by a small
business.
(c) This section does not apply to the purchase of
telecommunications equipment, telecommunications service,
advanced communications services, or information service, as those
terms are defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 153.
(d) The comptroller may adopt rules to implement this
section.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a contract for goods or services that is entered into on or after
the effective date of this Act. A contract entered into before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
date the contract was entered into, and the former law is continued
in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.