HB 408
AN ACT relating to the awarding of contracts by the Texas Department of
House Bill
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
relating to the awarding of contracts by the Texas Department of
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the awarding of contracts by the Texas Department of Transportation for certain materials used in road construction BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 223, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 223.0471 to read as follows: Sec. 223.0471. PROHIBITED PREFERENCE FOR CERTAIN BIDS BASED ON USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE CRITERIA FOR MATERIAL SELECTION. In comparing bids for materials to be used in a project to which this chapter applies, the department may not give a preference to a bid that proposes using certain materials based on environmental, social, and governance criteria, including carbon emission criteria, if the proposed materials are less cost effective or durable than alternative materials for the same SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
filed
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the awarding of contracts by the Texas Department of
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