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| 1 | 1 | 87R774 SCL-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: West S.B. No. 326 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the authority of a county to require electronic bids or | |
| 8 | 8 | proposals for competitive bidding. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 262.0225, Local Government Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to | |
| 12 | 12 | read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | (c) A county may receive bids or proposals under this | |
| 14 | 14 | subchapter in hard-copy format or through electronic transmission. | |
| 15 | 15 | Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), a [A] county shall accept | |
| 16 | 16 | any bids or proposals submitted in hard-copy format. | |
| 17 | 17 | (c-1) The commissioners court of a county may by order | |
| 18 | 18 | require submission of bids or proposals under this subchapter | |
| 19 | 19 | through electronic transmission. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 21 | 21 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 22 | 22 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 23 | 23 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 24 | 24 | Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |