Bill Text: TX HB76 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to certain purchases by a state agency performing a law enforcement function.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-14 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB76 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB76-Comm_Sub.html
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By: Flynn | H.B. No. 76 | ||
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 76: | |||
By: Cook | C.S.H.B. No. 76 |
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relating to certain purchases by a state agency performing a law | ||
enforcement function. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 2155, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 2155.151 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2155.151. CERTAIN PURCHASES BY STATE AGENCY PERFORMING | ||
LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNCTIONS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection | ||
(b), the governing body of a state agency that performs a law | ||
enforcement function may exempt the agency from the purchasing | ||
procedures under this subtitle or Chapter 2252 for the purpose of | ||
purchasing equipment related to the agency's law enforcement | ||
functions if the governing body: | ||
(1) obtains a written opinion from the comptroller or | ||
the Legislative Budget Board on whether the procedures should be | ||
waived; and | ||
(2) after considering the written opinion under | ||
Subdivision (1), determines that following those procedures would | ||
negatively impact homeland security or impair the agency's ability | ||
to perform the agency's law enforcement functions. | ||
(b) The governing body of a state agency may not exempt the | ||
agency from purchasing procedures under: | ||
(1) this chapter or Chapter 2156 relating to the use of | ||
requests for proposal and competitive bidding; | ||
(2) Section 2155.385; | ||
(3) Chapter 2157 relating to the use of requests for | ||
proposal, competitive sealed proposals, competitive sealed | ||
bidding, and informal competitive bidding; | ||
(4) Chapter 2161; | ||
(5) Subchapters A and B, Chapter 2171; | ||
(6) Section 2252.002; or | ||
(7) Subchapter E, Chapter 2252. | ||
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, 2011. |