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TX HB875

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/12/2024

Primary Sponsor

David Spiller

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Applies only to municipalities with a population of less than 20,000

  • Exempts qualifying municipalities from requiring contractors to have workers' compensation insurance coverage for small construction projects

  • Exempts qualifying municipalities from requiring contractors to obtain a performance bond for small construction projects

  • Small projects are defined as those costing less than 1% of the municipality's most recently adopted budget

  • A "project" includes all construction work at one location completed within 12 months of the start date; municipalities cannot aggregate work from multiple projects to meet the threshold

Legislative Description

Relating to workers' compensation insurance coverage and bid bonding requirements for small municipal construction projects for certain municipalities.

City Government

Last Action

Placed on General State Calendar

5/14/2025

Committee Referrals

Workforce Subcommittee3/5/2025

Full Bill Text

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