Bill Text: TX HB4074 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to the use of state information technology commodity item contracts and state telecommunications services by certain entities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-26 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB4074 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB4074-Comm_Sub.html
86R25257 SRA-F | |||
By: Blanco | H.B. No. 4074 | ||
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4074: | |||
By: Raymond | C.S.H.B. No. 4074 |
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relating to the use of state information technology commodity item | ||
contracts and state telecommunications services by certain | ||
entities. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 2157.068(j), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(j) The following entities may purchase commodity items | ||
through the department, and be charged a reasonable administrative | ||
fee, as provided by this section: | ||
(1) the Electric Reliability Council of Texas; | ||
(2) the Lower Colorado River Authority; | ||
(3) a private school, as defined by Section 5.001, | ||
Education Code; | ||
(4) a private or independent institution of higher | ||
education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; [ |
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(5) a volunteer fire department, as defined by Section | ||
152.001, Tax Code; | ||
(6) a county hospital, public hospital, or hospital | ||
district; or | ||
(7) a public safety entity, as defined by 47 U.S.C. | ||
Section 1401. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 2170.004, Government Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2170.004. CONTRACTS WITH ENTITIES OTHER THAN STATE | ||
AGENCIES. The department may contract for use of the consolidated | ||
telecommunications system with: | ||
(1) each house of the legislature; | ||
(2) a legislative agency; | ||
(3) an agency that is not a state agency as defined by | ||
Section 2151.002; | ||
(4) a political subdivision, including a county, | ||
municipality, or district; | ||
(5) a private institution of higher education | ||
accredited by a recognized accrediting agency, as defined by | ||
Section 61.003, Education Code[ |
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(6) an assistance organization, as defined by Section | ||
2175.001; | ||
(7) a governmental entity of another state; and | ||
(8) a public safety entity, as defined by 47 U.S.C. | ||
Section 1401. | ||
SECTION 3. 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, 2019. |