| 4 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 7 | | relating to the threshold contract amount at which a county is |
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| 6 | 8 | | required to engage in a competitive purchasing procedure for |
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| 7 | 9 | | certain purchases. |
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| 8 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Sections 252.312(b) and (c), Transportation |
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| 10 | 12 | | Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 13 | | (b) If the county road engineer so recommends and the |
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| 12 | 14 | | commissioners court considers it to be in the best interest of the |
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| 13 | 15 | | county, a purchase in an amount of $50,000 [$25,000] or less may be |
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| 14 | 16 | | made through negotiation by the commissioners court or the court's |
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| 15 | 17 | | authorized representative on requisition to be approved by the |
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| 16 | 18 | | commissioners court or the county auditor without advertising for |
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| 17 | 19 | | competitive bids. |
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| 18 | 20 | | (c) A purchase may not be divided or reduced to avoid the |
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| 19 | 21 | | competitive bidding requirement on a purchase that would otherwise |
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| 20 | 22 | | cost more than $50,000 [$25,000]. |
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| 21 | 23 | | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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| 22 | 24 | | to a purchase commenced on or after September 1, 2019. A purchase |
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| 23 | 25 | | for which competitive bids are advertised before September 1, 2019, |
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| 24 | 26 | | is governed by the law in effect on the date the bids were |
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| 25 | 27 | | advertised, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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| 26 | 28 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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| 27 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 28 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 29 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1720 passed the Senate on |
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| 30 | | - | April 26, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 2. |
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| 31 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 32 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 33 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1720 passed the House on May |
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| 34 | | - | 14, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 126, Nays 15, two present |
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| 35 | | - | not voting. |
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| 36 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 37 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 38 | | - | Approved: |
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| 39 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 40 | | - | Date |
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| 41 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 42 | | - | Governor |
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