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      H.B. No. 3623         AN ACT   relating to the manner of solicitation of bids for certain   purchases by the comptroller of public accounts and state agencies.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 2156.063, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 2156.063.  SOLICITATION OF BIDS. The comptroller and   each state agency making a purchase shall solicit bids under this   subchapter by:                (1)  direct mail;                (2)  telephone;                (3)  [ telegraph;                [ (4) ]  facsimile transmission; or                 (4)  online [ (5)  on-line ] electronic transmission.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 3623 was passed by the House on April   30, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 133, Nays 1, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 3623 was passed by the Senate on May   28, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor