Bill Text: TX SB1067 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to notice and approval of the assignment of vendor's rights under state agency contracts for services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-16 - Committee report sent to Calendars [SB1067 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB1067-Comm_Sub.html
| By: Nelson | S.B. No. 1067 | |
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| relating to notice and approval of the assignment of vendor's | ||
| rights under state agency contracts for services. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 2262, Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 2262.056 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 2262.056. APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR ASSIGNMENT OF SERVICES | ||
| CONTRACTS. (a) In this section: | ||
| (1) "Major information resources project" has the | ||
| meaning assigned by Section 2054.003. | ||
| (2) "Sensitive personal information" has the meaning | ||
| assigned by Section 521.002, Business & Commerce Code. | ||
| (b) A vendor awarded a services contract by a state agency | ||
| may not assign the vendor's rights under the contract to a third | ||
| party unless the assignment is approved by the state agency. | ||
| (c) At least 14 days before a state agency rejects or | ||
| approves a vendor's proposed assignment under Subsection (b), the | ||
| state agency shall notify the Legislative Budget Board of the | ||
| proposed assignment if the contract subject to the assignment: | ||
| (1) is for a major information resources project; or | ||
| (2) involves storing, receiving, processing, | ||
| transmitting, disposing of, or accessing sensitive personal | ||
| information in a foreign country. | ||
| SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to | ||
| a contract entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of | ||
| this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
