HB3638 - Relating to a preference in state purchasing for certain goods and services produced or provided by private commercial sources in Texas.

  89R18202 GP-F     By: Troxclair H.B. No. 3638     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3638:     By:  King C.S.H.B. No. 3638       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a preference in state purchasing for certain goods and   services produced or provided by private commercial sources in   Texas.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 2155.444, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (i) to read as follows:           (i)     The comptroller and all state agencies purchasing goods   or procuring services shall give preference to goods produced and   services provided by private commercial sources in this state   rather than use state money to produce or provide competing goods   and services unless specifically directed by the legislature to   produce or provide the competing goods and services.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to a contract for which a state agency first advertises or otherwise   solicits bids, proposals, offers, or qualifications on or after the   effective date of this Act.  A contract for which a state agency   first advertised or otherwise solicited bids, proposals, offers, or   qualifications before the effective date of this Act is governed by   the law in effect when the first advertisement or solicitation was   given, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.