89R8417 DRS-D
By: Bettencourt S.B. No. 2236
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to prohibiting certain preferences in a political
subdivision contractor selection process.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 271, Local Government
Code, is amended by adding Section 271.909 to read as follows:
Sec. 271.909. CERTAIN CONTRACTING PREFERENCES PROHIBITED.
(a) In this section, "company" means a sole proprietorship,
organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint
venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or
limited liability company, including a wholly owned subsidiary,
majority-owned subsidiary, parent company, or affiliate of those
entities or business associations, that exists to make a profit.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a political subdivision
may not disqualify in any way a vendor in a contractor selection
process because the vendor:
(1) is a company that engages in the exploration,
production, use, transportation, sale, or manufacturing of fossil
fuel-based energy; or
(2) invests in, assists in, or does business with a
company described by Subdivision (1).
SECTION 2. Section 271.909, Local Government Code, as added
by this Act, applies only to a contractor selection process
initiated on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.