S.B. No. 1092
AN ACT
relating to certain contracts requiring competitive bidding by the
Texas Department of Transportation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 223.001, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 223.001. CONTRACT REQUIRING COMPETITIVE BIDS.
(a) This section applies only to a highway that is part of the
state highway system.
(b) The department shall submit for competitive bids each
contract for:
(1) the improvement of a highway [that is part of the
state highway system]; [or]
(2) materials to be used in the construction or
maintenance of a [that] highway; or
(3) traffic control or safety devices to be used on a
highway.
SECTION 2. This Act applies only in relation to a contract
for which the Texas Department of Transportation first advertises
or otherwise solicits bids, proposals, offers, or qualifications on
or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1092 passed the Senate on
April 11, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1092 passed the House on
May 17, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, one
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor