TITLE: Relating to competitive requirements for a procurement by a municipality for lobbying, government relations, or similar services.

SUMMARY: Relating to competitive requirements for a procurement by a municipality for lobbying, government relations, or similar services.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to competitive requirements for a procurement by a municipality for lobbying, government relations, or similar services. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 252.022(a), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) This chapter does not apply to an expenditure for: (1) a procurement made because of a public calamity that requires the immediate appropriation of money to relieve the necessity of the municipality's residents or to preserve the property of the municipality; (2) a procurement necessary to preserve or protect the public health or safety of the municipality's residents; (3) a procurement necessary because of unforeseen damage to public machinery, equipment, or other property; (4) a procurement for personal, professional, or planning services,other than lobbying, government relations, or similar services intended to directly or indirectly influence state or federal lawmakers on behalf of a municipality;(5) a procurement for work that is performed and paid for by the day as the work progresses; (6) a purchase of land or a right-of-way; (7) a procurement of items that are available from only one source, including: (A) items that are available from only one source because of patents, copyrights, secret processes, or natural monopolies; (B) films, manuscripts, or books; (C) gas, water, and other utility services; (D) captive replacement parts or components for equipment; (E) books, papers, and other library materials for a public library that are available only from the persons holding exclusive distribution rights to the materials; and (F) management services provided by a nonprofit organization to a municipal museum, park, zoo, or other facility to which the organization has provided significant financial or other benefits; (8) a purchase of rare books, papers, and other library materials for a public library; (9) paving drainage, street widening, and other public improvements, or related matters, if at least one-third of the cost is to be paid by or through special assessments levied on property that will benefit from the improvements; (10) a public improvement project, already in progress, authorized by the voters of the municipality, for which there is a deficiency of funds for completing the project in accordance with the plans and purposes authorized by the voters; (11) a payment under a contract by which a developer participates in the construction of a public improvement as provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 212; (12) personal property sold: (A) at an auction by a state licensed auctioneer; (B) at a going out of business sale held in compliance with Subchapter F, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code; (C) by a political subdivision of this state, a state agency of this state, or an entity of the federal government; or (D) under an interlocal contract for cooperative purchasing administered by a regional planning commission established under Chapter 391; (13) services performed by blind or severely disabled persons; (14) goods purchased by a municipality for subsequent retail sale by the municipality; (15) electricity; or (16) advertising, other than legal notices. SECTION 2. Section 252.022(a), Local Government Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to a contract for procurement made on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.