Monitoring the SessionHB 5405
Died in committee
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
relating to the amount of an expenditure made by a municipality for which competitive bidding is required.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
More mid-sized contracts skip formal bidding. More buys, $3K to $100K, trigger outreach to historically underutilized businesses.
The bill raises the dollar line at which a Texas city must use competitive bidding or a similar formal process for a contract, from $50,000 to $100,000. It also widens the range of purchases, now from $3,000 up to $100,000, for which a city must contact at least two historically underutilized businesses on a rotating basis. Starting September 1, 2025, cities can award more mid-sized contracts without formal bidding, while more of those purchases trigger the outreach duty.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 4942 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 4942 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 14, 2025 and referred to the House Intergovernmental Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB5405 · 2025-03-14
relating to the amount of an expenditure made by a municipality for which competitive bidding is required.
More mid-sized contracts skip formal bidding. More buys, $3K to $100K, trigger outreach to historically underutilized businesses.
The bill raises the dollar line at which a Texas city must use competitive bidding or a similar formal process for a contract, from $50,000 to $100,000. It also widens the range of purchases, now from $3,000 up to $100,000, for which a city must contact at least two historically underutilized businesses on a rotating basis. Starting September 1, 2025, cities can award more mid-sized contracts without formal bidding, while more of those purchases trigger the outreach duty.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
THE TEXT
…“shall contact at least two historically underutilized businesses on”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill widens the dollar range of city purchases that must include outreach to state-listed historically underutilized businesses, from under $50,000 to under $100,000.
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The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 2, 2024 to Jun 11, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
$10,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Feb 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987101, 101032904, 101060248.
$8,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Sep 18, 2024 to Dec 10, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987101.
$7,000.00
Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 3, 2024 to May 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Apr 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101060248.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$10,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Feb 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987101, 101032904, 101060248.
$8,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Sep 18, 2024 to Dec 10, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987101.
$7,000.00
Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 3, 2024 to May 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Apr 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101060248.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Bernal, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Mar 23, 2023: Referred to Urban Affairs
Relating to the amount of an expenditure made by a municipality for which competitive bidding is required.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Mar 14, 2025
04/07/2025 H Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Intergovernmental Affairs · Final status: Died in committee
SB 830 by Parker (very similar)
HB 4084 by Little (duplicate)
City Government--Finance
Purchasing--Local
COMPETITIVE BIDDING
HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES
The text as introduced · 290 words
By: Bernal H.B. No. 5405 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the amount of an expenditure made by a municipality for which competitive bidding is required. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 252.021(a), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) Before a municipality may enter into a contract that requires an expenditure of more than $100,000 [ $50,000 ] from one or more municipal funds, the municipality must: (1) comply with the procedure prescribed by this subchapter and Subchapter C for competitive sealed bidding or competitive sealed proposals; (2) use the reverse auction procedure, as defined by Section 2155.062(d), Government Code, for purchasing; or (3) comply with a method described by Chapter 2269, Government Code. SECTION 2. Section 252.0215, Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 252.0215. COMPETITIVE BIDDING IN RELATION TO HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS. A municipality, in making an expenditure of more than $3,000 but less than $100,000 [ $50,000 ], shall contact at least two historically underutilized businesses on a rotating basis, based on information provided by the comptroller pursuant to Chapter 2161, Government Code. If the list fails to identify a historically underutilized business in the county in which the municipality is situated, the municipality is exempt from this section. SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to a purchase made on or after the effective date of this Act. A purchase made before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law as it existed 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.