Bill Text: TX SB262 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Relating to certain purchasing by state agencies and local governments.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-12 - Effective on 9/1/17 [SB262 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB262-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Relating to certain purchasing by state agencies and local governments.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-12 - Effective on 9/1/17 [SB262 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB262-Comm_Sub.html
By: Zaffirini | S.B. No. 262 | |
(Guillen) | ||
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relating to certain purchasing by state agencies and local | ||
governments. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 2157.068, Government Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (k) to read as follows: | ||
(k) The department, in cooperation with state agencies, | ||
shall, with respect to the purchase of commodity items included in | ||
the list maintained under Subsection (e): | ||
(1) periodically assess the risk to this state in the | ||
purchase of those commodity items; and | ||
(2) based on that risk assessment and as the | ||
department considers necessary to ensure accuracy, monitor and | ||
verify the purchase transaction reports of the monthly sales of | ||
those commodity items submitted by vendors in accordance with | ||
department requirements. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 2155.504(a), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(a) Except as provided by this subsection, a [ |
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agency or local government may purchase goods or services directly | ||
from a vendor under a contract listed on a schedule developed under | ||
this subchapter. A state agency or local government contracting | ||
for the purchase of an automated information system shall comply | ||
with Section 2157.068(e-1). A purchase authorized by this section | ||
satisfies any requirement of state law relating to competitive bids | ||
or proposals [ |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only in | ||
relation to a contract: | ||
(1) for which a state agency or local government first | ||
advertises or otherwise solicits bids, proposals, offers, or | ||
qualifications on or after the effective date of this Act; | ||
(2) that is extended on or after the effective date of | ||
this Act; or | ||
(3) for which a change order is submitted on or after | ||
the effective date of this Act. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |