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SB992 • 2025

Relating to the procedure by which the attorney general approves or denies approval of a state agency contract for outside legal services.

Relating to the procedure by which the attorney general approves or denies approval of a state agency contract for outside legal services.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Nichols
Last action
2025-05-29
Official status
05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-05-29

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the procedure by which the attorney general approves or denies approval of a state agency contract for outside legal services.

Relating to the procedure by which the attorney general approves or denies approval of a state agency contract for outside legal services.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the procedure by which the attorney general approves or denies approval of a state agency contract for outside legal services.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  6. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  7. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  8. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3046

  9. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  11. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  12. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  13. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  14. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  15. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2975

  16. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  17. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  18. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  19. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  20. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  21. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  22. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  23. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  24. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  25. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  26. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  27. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  28. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  29. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  30. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day

  31. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  32. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  34. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  35. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  36. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  37. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  38. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  39. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  40. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  41. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  42. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Corrected comm. report printed & distributed

  43. 2025-03-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  44. 2025-03-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  45. 2025-03-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  46. 2025-03-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  47. 2025-03-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  48. 2025-02-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  49. 2025-02-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  50. 2025-02-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  51. 2025-02-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  52. 2025-02-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  53. 2025-01-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  54. 2025-01-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the procedure by which the attorney general approves or denies approval of a state agency contract for outside legal services.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 992 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 992

AN ACT

relating to the procedure by which the attorney general approves or

denies approval of a state agency contract for outside legal

services.

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

SECTION 1. Section 402.0212, Government Code, is amended by

adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:

(a-1)

The attorney general shall approve or deny approval of

a contract for legal services described by Subsection (a) not later

than the 25th day after the date the contract is received by the

attorney general from the submitting state agency.

If the attorney

general denies approval of the contract, the attorney general shall

provide the state agency that submitted the contract a written

explanation of the reason the attorney general denied approval of

the contract.

SECTION 2. Section 825.203(c), Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(c) [
The attorney general shall timely act on a request to

approve a contract for outside legal services under Section

402.0212.
] If the attorney general denies the board's request for

approval of a contract for outside legal services
,
[
:

[
(1)

the attorney general shall provide the board with

the reason for the denial; and

[
(2)
] the board may select alternative outside legal

counsel, subject to approval by the attorney general in accordance

with this section and Section 402.0212.

SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to a contract for legal services submitted for approval to the

attorney general on or after the effective date of this Act. A

contract submitted for approval to the attorney general before the

effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect

immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is

continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 992 passed the Senate on

March 12, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 992 passed the House on

May 20, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 111, Nays 33, two

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor