HBA-TBM H.B. 969 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 969
By: Oliveira
County Affairs
2/12/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, municipalities with a population of less than 100,000, and
counties with a population of less than 300,000 are able to accept a bid
for contracts if that bid is on behalf of a local business and is within
three percent of the low bid if that low bid is made on behalf of an
out-of-town business.  House Bill 969 allows municipalities with a
population of 200,000 or less and counties with a population of 400,000 or
less to accept the bid made by a local business if it is within three
percent of the lowest bid made and the lowest bidder is not a resident of
the municipality or county.   

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 969 amends the Local Government Code to redefine "local
government" to mean a municipality with a population of 200,000 or less,
rather than 100,000 or less, or a county with a population of 400,000 or
less, rather than 300,000 or less.   

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001.