TX SB2046

Increases the base penalty for county officers or employees who intentionally make separate, sequential, or component purchases to avoid competitive bidding requirements from a Class B misdemeanor to a Class A misdemeanor

Elevates the offense to a state jail felony when purchases made to avoid competitive bidding have an aggregated value over $1 million but less than $5 million, and to a third degree felony for $5 million or more

Increases penalties for other intentional violations of county competitive bidding requirements from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class B misdemeanor as the base offense

Escalates other competitive bidding violations to a Class A misdemeanor for contracts valued over $1 million but less than $5 million, and to a state jail felony for contracts valued at $5 million or more

Applies only to offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025, with prior offenses governed by former law