HBA-SEP H.B. 3186 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3186
By: Puente
State Affairs
3/28/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, the General Services Commission and state agencies
procuring goods or services are not required, when considering a contract
of a certain amount which will also generate tax revenue of at least one
million dollars, to give preference to Texas companies.  Such a public
procurement law may better promote Texas economic development.  House Bill
3186 establishes such a public procurement law. 

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 3186 amends the Government Code to require the General Services
Commission (GSC) and all state agencies procuring goods or services to give
preference to a Texas bidder if the contract has a value greater than
$100,000 and the comptroller of public accounts (comptroller) estimates
that the tax revenue generated by the contract period will have a value of
at least one million dollars.  For each contemplated procurement that will
have a value greater than $100,000, the procuring agency is required to
promptly inform the comptroller who is required to complete a tax revenue
analysis before the date on which the bids or proposals, or the responses
to a request for qualifications, will be received by GSC or the state
agency.  The comptroller is also required to complete the requested
analysis not later than the 14th day after the date of receipt of all
information necessary to conduct the analysis.   

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.