By: Nichols, Hagenbuch, West S.B. No. 35 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to design-build contracts. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 223.242(d-1), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (d-1) The department may not enter into more than two [six] contracts under this section in each state fiscal biennium. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.