Tex. Gov't Code Section 2155.0061
Prohibition on Certain Bids and Contracts Related to Persons Involved in Human Trafficking

(a)

A state agency may not accept a bid or award a contract, including a contract for which purchasing authority is delegated to a state agency, that includes proposed financial participation by a person who, during the five-year period preceding the date of the bid or award, has been convicted of any offense related to the direct support or promotion of human trafficking.

(b)

A bid or award subject to the requirements of this section must include the following statement:
"Under Section 2155.0061 (Prohibition on Certain Bids and Contracts Related to Persons Involved in Human Trafficking), Government Code, the vendor certifies that the individual or business entity named in this bid or contract is not ineligible to receive the specified contract and acknowledges that this contract may be terminated and payment withheld if this certification is inaccurate."

(c)

If a state agency determines that an individual or business entity holding a state contract was ineligible to have the bid accepted or contract awarded under this section, the state agency may immediately terminate the contract without further obligation to the vendor.

(d)

This section does not create a cause of action to contest a bid or award of a state contract.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 413 (S.B. 20), Sec. 6.01, eff. September 1, 2019.

Source: Section 2155.0061 — Prohibition on Certain Bids and Contracts Related to Persons Involved in Human Trafficking, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­2155.­htm#2155.­0061 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

2155.001
Definitions 2155.002
Focus on Large Expenditures 2155.003
Conflict of Interest 2155.004
Certain Bids and Contracts Prohibited 2155.005
Compliance with Antitrust Laws 2155.006
Prohibition on Certain Bids and Contracts 2155.007
Procurement Coordination Committee 2155.0011
Comptroller Powers and Duties 2155.0012
Authority to Adopt Rules 2155.0061
Prohibition on Certain Bids and Contracts Related to Persons Involved in Human Trafficking 2155.061
Comptroller Purchasing System 2155.062
Purchase Methods 2155.063
Competitive Bidding Requirement 2155.064
Schedule and Bulk Purchasing 2155.065
Contracts with Department of Criminal Justice 2155.066
Review of Specifications 2155.067
Proprietary Purchases 2155.068
Uniform Standards and Specifications 2155.069
Testing and Inspection 2155.070
Failure to Meet Specifications 2155.072
Statewide or Regional Services Contracts 2155.073
Participation by Small Businesses in State Purchasing 2155.074
Best Value Standard for Purchase of Goods or Services 2155.075
Requirement to Specify Value Factors in Request for Bids or Proposals 2155.076
Protest Procedures 2155.077
Barring Vendor from Participation in State Contracts 2155.079
Buying Under Contract Established by Agency Other than Comptroller 2155.080
Advisory Committee on Procurement 2155.081
Vendor Advisory Committee 2155.082
Providing Certain Purchasing Services on Fee-for-service Basis or Through Benefit Funding 2155.084
Purchases from Federal Government 2155.085
Reverse Auction Procedure 2155.088
Material Changes to Contracts 2155.089
Reporting Vendor Performance 2155.090
Vendor and Employee Interaction and Communication Policy 2155.091
Chief Procurement Officer: Powers and Duties 2155.131
Delegation of Authority to State Agencies 2155.132
Purchases Less than Specified Monetary Amount 2155.136
Purchase of Certain Medical Equipment by Medical or Dental Unit 2155.137
Emergency Purchases 2155.138
Exemption of Goods or Services of Blind or Visually Impaired Persons 2155.139
Exemption for Certain Libraries and Health Facilities 2155.140
Purchase from Gift or Grant Not Within Comptroller’s Purchasing Authority 2155.141
Purchases for Auxiliary Enterprise Not Within Comptroller’s Purchasing Authority 2155.143
Purchase of Care and Treatment Services by Texas Juvenile Justice Department 2155.144
Procurements by Health and Human Services Agencies 2155.145
Certain Purchases by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 2155.146
Certain Purchases by Employees Retirement System of Texas 2155.147
Certain Purchases by General Land Office 2155.148
Certain Purchases for Texas Emergency Services Retirement System 2155.149
Certain Purchases by Veterans’ Land Board 2155.150
Certain Purchases by Railroad Commission of Texas 2155.202
Community Centers 2155.203
Purchases by Legislature and Legislative Agencies 2155.204
Local Government Purchasing Program 2155.205
Interstate Purchasing 2155.261
Applicability 2155.262
Uniform Registration Form 2155.263
Centralized Master Bidders List 2155.265
Access to Master Bidders List 2155.266
Registration and Renewal Fee 2155.267
Rules and Procedures Regarding Master Bidders List 2155.268
Use of State Agency Bidders List 2155.269
Waiver 2155.270
Agency Assistance with Bidders List Issues 2155.321
Definitions 2155.322
Inspection and Certification 2155.323
Audit of Financial Information 2155.324
Purchase Audit 2155.325
Purchase Audit After Issuance of Warrant 2155.326
Audit by State Auditor 2155.327
Interagency Purchases and Transactions 2155.381
Invoice 2155.382
Payment by Warrant 2155.383
Advance Payments to State or Federal Agency 2155.384
Authority to Pay Charges 2155.385
Credit Cards 2155.386
Prepayment for Library Materials by Institution of Higher Education 2155.387
Payment for Road Construction Materials Delivered by Vehicle Exceeding Weight Limits 2155.441
Preference for Products of Persons with Intellectual or Physical Disabilities 2155.442
Preference for Energy Efficient Products 2155.443
Preference for Rubberized Asphalt Paving 2155.444
Preference to Texas and United States Products and Texas Services 2155.445
Preference for Recycled, Remanufactured, or Environmentally Sensitive Products 2155.446
Purchase and Use of Paper Containing Recycled Fibers 2155.447
Purchase of Recycled Oil 2155.448
Expenditures for Recycled, Remanufactured, or Environmentally Sensitive Commodities or Services 2155.449
Preference to Products and Services from Economically Depressed or Blighted Area 2155.450
Preference for Products of Facilities on Formerly Contaminated Property 2155.451
Vendors that Meet or Exceed Air Quality Standards 2155.452
Preference for Contractors Providing Foods of Higher Nutritional Value 2155.453
Certain Contracts for Homeland Security or Law Enforcement Technology 2155.501
Definitions 2155.502
Development of Multiple Award Contract Schedule 2155.503
Rules 2155.504
Use of Schedule by Governmental Entities 2155.505
Historically Underutilized and Small Businesses 2155.506
Reporting Requirements 2155.508
Internet Availability 2155.510
Rebates 2155.0755
Verification of Use of Best Value Standard 2155.1441
Health Care Purchasing 2155.1442
Foster Care Residential Contract Management 2155.4441
Preference Under Service Contracts
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

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