Bill Text: TX HB476 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 476 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the preference given by state agencies for certain goods and services produced or offered by small businesses.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-04-20 - Left pending in committee [HB476 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB476-Introduced.html

	85R3608 YDB-D

	By: Reynolds	H.B. No. 476



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the preference given by state agencies for certain
	goods and services produced or offered by small businesses.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 2155, Government Code, is
	amended by adding Section 2155.454 to read as follows:
	Sec. 2155.454. PREFERENCE FOR SMALL BUSINESS. (a) In this
	section, "small business" has the meaning assigned by Section
	2155.505.
	(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the comptroller
	and each state agency that enters into a contract for the purchase
	of goods or services with a value of less than $500,000 shall give
	preference to goods or services produced or offered by a small
	business.
	(c) This section does not apply to the purchase of
	telecommunications equipment, telecommunications services,
	advanced communication services, or information services, as those
	terms are defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 153.
	(d) The comptroller may adopt rules to implement this
	section.
	SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
	to a contract for goods or services that is entered into on or after
	the effective date of this Act. A contract entered into before the
	effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
	date the contract was entered into, and the former law is continued
	in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.