Bill Text: TX HB4552 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to purchasing by the Department of Information Resources of information technology commodity items.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-05-12 - Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm. [HB4552 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB4552-Comm_Sub.html
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By: Longoria | H.B. No. 4552 | ||
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4552: | |||
By: Hernandez | C.S.H.B. No. 4552 |
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relating to purchasing by the Department of Information Resources | ||
of information technology commodity items. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 2157.068(a), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(a) In this section: | ||
(1) "Commodity[ |
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software, hardware, or technology services, other than | ||
telecommunications services, that are generally available to | ||
businesses or the public and for which the department determines | ||
that a reasonable demand exists from a customer [ |
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subdivision [ |
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described by Subsection (j), or a [ |
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through the department. The term includes seat management, through | ||
which a customer transfers its personal computer equipment and | ||
service responsibilities to a private vendor to manage the personal | ||
computing needs for each desktop of the customer, including all | ||
necessary hardware, software, and support services. | ||
(2) "Technology services" means services, regardless | ||
of how the fees for those services are generally charged, that: | ||
(A) relate to the development, configuration, | ||
review, assessment, acquisition, implementation, or maintenance of | ||
information technology hardware, software, or services; or | ||
(B) consist of other routine technology services | ||
not described by Paragraph (A). | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |