89R10770 MP-D
By: Tepper H.B. No. 2857
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to purchase or other acquisition of personal property by a
political subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 271.003(8), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(8) "Personal property" includes appliances,
equipment, facilities, and furnishings, or an interest in personal
property, whether movable or fixed, considered by the governing
body of the governmental agency to be necessary, useful, or
appropriate to one or more purposes of the governmental agency. The
term includes all materials, consultation, assistance, and labor
incident to the installation or use of that personal property. The
term includes electricity and cloud computing services. The term
does not include real property.
SECTION 2. Section 271.005(b), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The governing body of a governmental agency may contract
under this section for materials, consultation, assistance, and
labor incident to the installation or use of personal property.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.