reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
TX Govt Code § 2155.150 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures|Subchapter C. Delegations of and Exclusions From Comptroller's Purchasing Authority and Certain Exemptions From Competitive Bidding|Section 2155.150. Certain Purchases by Railroad Commission of Texas

Sec. 2155.150.  CERTAIN PURCHASES BY RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS.  (a)  The Railroad Commission of Texas is delegated all purchasing functions relating to purchases under:(1)  Chapter 89, Natural Resources Code;(2)  Sections 81.067 and 81.068, Natural Resources Code; and(3)  Chapters 131 and 134, Natural Resources Code.(b)  The Railroad Commission of Texas shall acquire goods and services, under Subsection (a), by any procurement method that provides the best value to the railroad commission.  The railroad commission shall consider the best value standards listed in Section 2155.074.(c)  The comptroller shall procure goods and services, under Subsection (a), for the Railroad Commission of Texas at the request of the railroad commission, and the railroad commission may use the services of the comptroller in procuring goods and services.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 514 (H.B. 773), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Renumbered from Government Code, Section 2155.149 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 17.001(42), eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 9.019, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 28 (S.B. 1587), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 36, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2155.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures|Subchapter D. Extension of Comptroller Purchasing Services to Other Entities|Section 2155.202. Mental Health and Mental Retardation Community Centers; Assistance Organizations; Child-Care Providers

Sec. 2155.202.  MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION COMMUNITY CENTERS; ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATIONS; CHILD-CARE PROVIDERS.  The following entities may purchase goods and services through the comptroller:(1)  a community center for mental health and mental retardation services that receives state grants-in-aid under Subchapter B, Chapter 534, Health and Safety Code;(2)  an assistance organization as defined by Section 2175.001 that receives state funds; and(3)  a child-care provider that meets Texas Rising Star Program certification criteria.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 382 (S.B. 400), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 241 (H.B. 376), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 2155.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures|Subchapter D. Extension of Comptroller Purchasing Services to Other Entities|Section 2155.203. Purchases by Legislature and Legislative Agencies

Sec. 2155.203.  PURCHASES BY LEGISLATURE AND LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES.  A house of the legislature, or an agency, council, or committee of the legislature, including the Legislative Budget Board, the Texas Legislative Council, the state auditor's office, and the Legislative Reference Library, may use the comptroller's purchasing services for purchasing goods and services, including items covered by Section 21, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 38, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2155.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures|Subchapter D. Extension of Comptroller Purchasing Services to Other Entities|Section 2155.204. Local Government Purchasing Program

Sec. 2155.204.  LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING PROGRAM.  The comptroller's provision of purchasing services for local governments is governed by Subchapter D, Chapter 271, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 38, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2155.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures|Subchapter D. Extension of Comptroller Purchasing Services to Other Entities|Section 2155.205. Interstate Purchasing

Sec. 2155.205.  INTERSTATE PURCHASING.  (a)  Subject to Section 2156.181 or other law, the comptroller may enter into agreements to authorize state agencies and political subdivisions of other states to purchase goods or services through comptroller contracts.(b)  The comptroller may charge a reasonable administrative fee to state agencies and political subdivisions of other states that purchase a good or service under this section.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 556 (S.B. 533), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 2155.261 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures|Subchapter E. Master Bidders List|Section 2155.261. Applicability

Sec. 2155.261.  APPLICABILITY.  This subchapter:(1)  applies to a purchase or other acquisition under this chapter or Chapters 2156, 2157, and 2158 for which competitive bidding or competitive sealed proposals are required;(2)  applies to a state agency that makes a purchase or other acquisition under this chapter or Chapters 2156, 2157, and 2158, including the comptroller and an agency that makes an acquisition under Section 2155.131; and(3)  does not apply to a purchase or other acquisition made by the comptroller under Subchapter A, Chapter 2156.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2155.262 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures|Subchapter E. Master Bidders List|Section 2155.262. Uniform Registration Form

Sec. 2155.262.  UNIFORM REGISTRATION FORM.  (a)  The comptroller shall develop a uniform registration form for applying to do business with the comptroller or with another state agency.(b)  The comptroller and each state agency shall make the form available to an applicant.(c)  The form must include an application for:(1)  certification as a historically underutilized business;(2)  a payee identification number for use by the comptroller; and(3)  placement on the comptroller's master bidders list.(d)  A state agency shall submit to the comptroller each uniform registration form that it receives.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 426, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2155.263 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures|Subchapter E. Master Bidders List|Section 2155.263. Centralized Master Bidders List

Sec. 2155.263.  CENTRALIZED MASTER BIDDERS LIST.  (a)  The comptroller shall maintain a centralized master bidders list and register on the list the name and address of each vendor that applies for registration under rules adopted under this subchapter.  The comptroller may include other relevant vendor information on the list.(b)  The comptroller shall maintain the centralized master bidders list in a manner that facilitates a state agency's solicitation of vendors that serve the agency's geographic area.(c)  The centralized master bidders list shall be used for all available procurement processes authorized by this subtitle and shall also be used to the fullest extent possible by state agencies that make purchases exempt from the comptroller's purchasing authority.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1206, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 426, Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2155.264 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures|Subchapter E. Master Bidders List|Section 2155.264. Agency Solicitation of Bids or Proposals for Acquisition Over $25,000

Sec. 2155.264.  AGENCY SOLICITATION OF BIDS OR PROPOSALS FOR ACQUISITION OVER $25,000.  A state agency that proposes to make a purchase or other acquisition that will cost more than $25,000 shall solicit bids or proposals from each eligible vendor on the master bidders list that serves the agency's geographic region.  A state agency may also solicit bids or proposals through the use of on-line electronic transmission.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 494, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 393 (H.B. 1705), Sec. 3.02, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 799), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 2155.265 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures|Subchapter E. Master Bidders List|Section 2155.265. Access to Master Bidders List

Sec. 2155.265.  ACCESS TO MASTER BIDDERS LIST.  (a)  The comptroller shall make the master bidders list available to each state agency that makes a purchase or other acquisition to which this subchapter applies.(b)  The comptroller shall make the list available either electronically or in another form, depending on each state agency's needs.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2155.266 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures|Subchapter E. Master Bidders List|Section 2155.266. Registration and Renewal Fee

Sec. 2155.266.  REGISTRATION AND RENEWAL FEE.  (a)  The comptroller may charge a person applying for registration on the master bidders list a registration fee and may charge a registrant a biennial renewal fee in an amount designed to recover the comptroller's costs in:(1)  making and maintaining the master bidders list; and(2)  soliciting bids or proposals under this subchapter.(b)  In addition to the fee provided by Subsection (a), the comptroller shall also collect $20 from each registrant to be used for the purpose of enforcing compliance with requirements of state purchasing statutes and the prevention of fraud in the historically underutilized businesses program as set forth in Chapter 2161.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 426, Sec. 4, eff. June 18, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 2381), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 2155.267 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures|Subchapter E. Master Bidders List|Section 2155.267. Rules and Procedures Regarding Master Bidders List

Sec. 2155.267.  RULES AND PROCEDURES REGARDING MASTER BIDDERS LIST.  (a)  The comptroller shall adopt procedures for:(1)  making and maintaining the master bidders list; and(2)  removing an inactive vendor from the list.(b)  The comptroller shall establish by rule a vendor classification process under which only a vendor able to make a bid or proposal on a particular purchase or other acquisition may be solicited under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2155.268 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures|Subchapter E. Master Bidders List|Section 2155.268. Use of State Agency Bidders List

Sec. 2155.268.  USE OF STATE AGENCY BIDDERS LIST.  (a)  A state agency may not maintain and use its own bidders list.  The prohibition of this subsection does not apply to the Texas Department of Transportation.(b)  A state agency may supplement the bidders list with its own list of historically underutilized businesses if it determines that the supplementation will increase the number of historically underutilized businesses that submit bids.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1206, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 426, Sec. 17, eff. June 18, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1499, Sec. 1.18, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 118, Sec. 1.05, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2155.269 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures|Subchapter E. Master Bidders List|Section 2155.269. Waiver

Sec. 2155.269.  WAIVER.  The comptroller by rule may establish a process under which the requirement for soliciting bids or proposals from eligible vendors on a bidders list may be waived for an appropriate state agency or an appropriate purchase or other acquisition under circumstances in which the requirement is not warranted.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2155.270 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures|Subchapter E. Master Bidders List|Section 2155.270. Agency Assistance With Bidders List Issues

Sec. 2155.270.  AGENCY ASSISTANCE WITH BIDDERS LIST ISSUES.  The comptroller may assist a state agency with issues relating to a bidders list.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2155.321 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures|Subchapter F. Inspection and Certification of Goods or Services; Audits|Section 2155.321. Definitions

Sec. 2155.321.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Financial information" means information that the comptroller determines is necessary to audit a claim under Chapter 403.(2)  "Purchase information" means information that the comptroller determines is necessary to audit a purchase under this subchapter.(3)  "Service" means the furnishing of skilled or unskilled labor or professional work but does not include the service of a state agency employee.(4)  "State agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 2103.001.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 62, eff. June 19, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2155.322 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures|Subchapter F. Inspection and Certification of Goods or Services; Audits|Section 2155.322. Inspection and Certification

Sec. 2155.322.  INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION.  (a)  A state agency shall:(1)  inspect and evaluate at the time of receipt all goods or services that the agency receives to determine whether the goods or services comply with the contract under which they were purchased;  and(2)  certify, if true, that the goods or services comply with contract requirements and that the invoice for them is correct.(b)  If state law requires that a payment for the goods or services be made on a warrant drawn or an electronic funds transfer initiated by the comptroller or a state agency with delegated authority under Section 403.060, promptly after the later of the receipt of the invoice or the receipt of the goods or services, the agency shall send to the comptroller the certification, together with the financial information and purchase information provided by the invoice and purchase voucher, on a form or in the manner prescribed by the comptroller.(c)  The comptroller by rule may require that purchase information be sent directly to the comptroller in circumstances under which the comptroller considers it necessary.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 63, eff. June 19, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.10, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 41, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2155.323 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures|Subchapter F. Inspection and Certification of Goods or Services; Audits|Section 2155.323. Audit of Financial Information

Sec. 2155.323.  AUDIT OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION.  (a)  On receipt of a certification, financial information, and purchase information from a state agency as required by this subchapter, the comptroller shall audit the financial information under Chapter 403.(b)  If the comptroller approves the financial information, the comptroller shall determine whether the purchase information should also be audited under Section 2155.324. (c)  Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937, Sec. 1.117(5), eff. September 1, 2007.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937, Sec. 1.117(5), eff. September 1, 2007.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.11, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.117(5), eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 42, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2155.324 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures|Subchapter F. Inspection and Certification of Goods or Services; Audits|Section 2155.324. Purchase Audit

Sec. 2155.324.  PURCHASE AUDIT.  (a)  When the comptroller considers a purchase audit to be advisable, the comptroller shall audit the purchase information for compliance with applicable purchasing statutes and rules.(b)  The comptroller may determine the auditing method used under this section, including stratified or statistical sampling techniques.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.12, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 2155.325 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures|Subchapter F. Inspection and Certification of Goods or Services; Audits|Section 2155.325. Purchase Audit After Issuance of Warrant

Sec. 2155.325.  PURCHASE AUDIT AFTER ISSUANCE OF WARRANT.  (a)  The comptroller may audit purchase information after a warrant has been issued if the audit will expedite the payment process.(b)  For audits under this section, the comptroller by rule shall:(1)  determine the types of purchases that will be audited after a warrant is issued; and(2)  specify the purchase information that a state agency must send to the comptroller before a warrant is issued.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 64, eff. June 19, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.13, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 2155.326 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures|Subchapter F. Inspection and Certification of Goods or Services; Audits|Section 2155.326. Audit by State Auditor

Sec. 2155.326.  AUDIT BY STATE AUDITOR.  Transactions, processes, and the performance of functions under this chapter and Chapters 2156, 2157, and 2158 are subject to audit by the state auditor under Chapter 321.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.14, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 2155.327 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures|Subchapter F. Inspection and Certification of Goods or Services; Audits|Section 2155.327. Interagency Purchases and Transactions

Sec. 2155.327.  INTERAGENCY PURCHASES AND TRANSACTIONS.  This subchapter does not apply to an interagency purchase or transaction.  An interagency purchase or transaction must be accomplished on a special voucher or electronically as prescribed by the comptroller.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 2155.381 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures|Subchapter G. Payment Provisions|Section 2155.381. Invoice

Sec. 2155.381.  INVOICE.  (a)  The contractor or seller of goods or services contracted for by the comptroller shall submit an invoice to the ordering agency at the address shown on the purchase order.(b)  The invoice shall be prepared and submitted as provided by rule of the comptroller.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.15, eff. September 1, 2007.|