| 4 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 7 | | relating to the authority of a county to require electronic bids or |
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| 6 | 8 | | proposals for competitive bidding. |
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| 7 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 262.0225, Local Government Code, is |
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| 9 | 11 | | amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to |
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| 10 | 12 | | read as follows: |
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| 11 | 13 | | (c) A county may receive bids or proposals under this |
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| 12 | 14 | | subchapter in hard-copy format or through electronic transmission. |
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| 13 | 15 | | Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), a [A] county shall accept |
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| 14 | 16 | | any bids or proposals submitted in hard-copy format. |
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| 15 | 17 | | (c-1) A commissioners court of a county may by order require |
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| 16 | 18 | | submission of bids or proposals under this subchapter through |
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| 17 | 19 | | electronic transmission. |
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| 18 | 20 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 19 | 21 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 20 | 22 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 21 | 23 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 22 | 24 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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| 23 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 24 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 25 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 124 passed the Senate on |
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| 26 | | - | March 27, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 27 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 28 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 29 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 124 passed the House on |
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| 30 | | - | May 14, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 1, two |
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| 31 | | - | present not voting. |
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| 32 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 33 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 34 | | - | Approved: |
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| 35 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 36 | | - | Date |
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| 37 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 38 | | - | Governor |
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