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TX SB2204

Bill

Status

Passed

5/19/2025

Primary Sponsor

Brian Birdwell

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands exemptions from uniform grant and contract management standards (Chapter 783, Government Code) for Texas Water Development Board programs by adding Subchapters B, C (in full), and R to the list of exempt programs

  • Removes the previous narrower exemption language that only excluded contracts "relating to an economically distressed area or nonborder colonia under Subchapter C," replacing it with a blanket exemption for all Subchapter C contracts

  • Applies only to contracts entered into on or after September 1, 2025; contracts entered into before that date remain governed by prior law

  • Passed the Senate unanimously (31-0) on April 16, 2025, and passed the House (93-27) on May 2, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to the applicability of uniform grant and contract management standards to certain Texas Water Development Board programs.

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Last Action

Effective on 9/1/25

5/19/2025

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources4/22/2025
Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs3/25/2025

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