H.B. No. 1440
AN ACT
relating to the authority to approve change orders for certain
municipal contracts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 252.048, Local Government Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (c-1) and adding Subsection (e) to
read as follows:
(c-1) If a change order for a public works contract in a
municipality with a population of 240,000 [300,000] or more
involves a decrease or an increase of $100,000 or less, or a lesser
amount as provided by ordinance, the governing body of the
municipality may grant general authority to an administrative
official of the municipality to approve the change order.
(e) This section applies only to a contract awarded through
a competitive procedure as required by Section 252.021.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a change order approved on or after the effective date of this Act.
A change order approved before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect on the date the change order was
approved, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1440 was passed by the House on April
14, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 121, Nays 22, 2 present, not
voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1440 was passed by the Senate on May
17, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor