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AN ACT
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relating to procurement by a political subdivision of a contingent |
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fee contract for legal services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2254.102(e), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(e) This subchapter does not apply to a contract for legal |
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services entered into by a political subdivision for the collection |
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of an obligation, as defined by Section 2107.001, that is |
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delinquent [under Section 6.30, Tax Code, Article 103.0031, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure,] or for services under Section 1201.027, [of |
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this code] except that Sections 2254.1032, 2254.1034, 2254.1036, |
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and 2254.1037 do apply to the contract. For purposes of this |
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subsection, an obligation does not include a fine or penalty that |
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results from an action by a political subdivision under Chapter 7, |
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Water Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2254.102(e), Government Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to a contract entered into on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A contract entered into before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1428 was passed by the House on April |
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9, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 1, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1428 was passed by the Senate on April |
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29, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |