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HB408 • 2025

Relating to the awarding of contracts by the Texas Department of Transportation for certain materials used in road construction projects.

Relating to the awarding of contracts by the Texas Department of Transportation for certain materials used in road construction projects.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Harris Davila | Patterson | Craddick
Last action
2025-04-30
Official status
04/30/2025 H Considered in Calendars
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the awarding of contracts by the Texas Department of Transportation for certain materials used in road construction projects.

Relating to the awarding of contracts by the Texas Department of Transportation for certain materials used in road construction projects.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the awarding of contracts by the Texas Department of Transportation for certain materials used in road construction projects.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  2. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  3. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  4. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  5. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  6. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  7. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  8. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  10. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  11. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  12. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  13. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the awarding of contracts by the Texas Department of Transportation for certain materials used in road construction projects.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 408 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R2937 SRA-D

By: Harris Davila

H.B. No. 408

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the awarding of contracts by the Texas Department of

Transportation for certain materials used in road construction

projects.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 223, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Section 223.0471 to read as follows:

Sec.

223.0471.

PROHIBITED PREFERENCE FOR CERTAIN BIDS BASED

ON USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE CRITERIA FOR

MATERIAL SELECTION.

In comparing bids for materials to be used in a

project to which this chapter applies, the department may not give a

preference to a bid that proposes using certain materials based on

environmental, social, and governance criteria, including carbon

emission criteria, if the proposed materials are less cost

effective or durable than alternative materials for the same

project.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.