Bill Text: TX HB4936 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the awarding of state agency contracts to new businesses.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-23 - Referred to State Affairs [HB4936 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB4936-Introduced.html
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| By: Harris of Williamson | H.B. No. 4936 | |
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| relating to the awarding of state agency contracts to new | ||
| businesses. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 2155, Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 2155.0735 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 2155.0735. PARTICIPATION BY NEW BUSINESSES IN STATE | ||
| PURCHASING. (a) In this section, "new business" means a business | ||
| in operation for less than five years with its principal place of | ||
| business in this state. | ||
| (b) The comptroller shall make reasonable efforts to | ||
| increase the number of contracts for the purchase of goods or | ||
| services awarded by state agencies to new businesses to at least | ||
| five percent of awarded contracts in a state fiscal year. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
