Bill Text: TX SB124 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas Senate Bill 124 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to the authority of a county to require electronic bids or proposals for competitive bidding.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)

Status: (Vetoed) 2019-05-27 - Vetoed by the Governor [SB124 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-SB124-Enrolled.html



	S.B. No. 124




	AN ACT
	relating to the authority of a county to require electronic bids or
	proposals for competitive bidding.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 262.0225, Local Government Code, is
	amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to
	read as follows:
	(c) A county may receive bids or proposals under this
	subchapter in hard-copy format or through electronic transmission.
	Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), a [A] county shall accept
	any bids or proposals submitted in hard-copy format.
	(c-1) A commissioners court of a county may by order require
	submission of bids or proposals under this subchapter through
	electronic transmission.
	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, 2019.





	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House

	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 124 passed the Senate on
	March 27, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.


	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate

	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 124 passed the House on
	May 14, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 1, two
	present not voting.


	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House



	Approved:

	______________________________
	Date


	______________________________
	Governor