Bill Text: TX HB2265 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the award of compensatory damages caused by certain delays under governmental construction contracts.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-05-24 - Placed on intent calendar [HB2265 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HB2265-Introduced.html
  88R4436 JES-F
 
  By: Leach H.B. No. 2265
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the award of compensatory damages caused by certain
  delays under governmental construction contracts.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 2252, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 2252.909 to read as follows:
         Sec. 2252.909.  LIMITATION OF COMPENSATORY DAMAGES CAUSED BY
  GOVERNMENTAL DELAYS IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS PROHIBITED. (a)  In
  this section:
               (1)  "Contractor" means a person engaged in the
  business of developing, constructing, fabricating, repairing,
  altering, or remodeling improvements to real property.
               (2)  "Governmental entity" means: 
                     (A)  the state;
                     (B)  a municipality, county, public school
  district, or special-purpose district or authority;
                     (C)  a district, county, or justice of the peace
  court;
                     (D)  a board, commission, department, office, or
  other agency in the executive branch of state government, including
  an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003,
  Education Code;
                     (E)  the legislature or a legislative agency; or
                     (F)  the Supreme Court of Texas, the Texas Court
  of Criminal Appeals, a court of appeals, or the State Bar of Texas
  or another judicial agency having statewide jurisdiction.
         (b)  A construction contract between a governmental entity
  and a contractor may not prohibit or limit the award of compensatory
  damages to the contractor for a delay caused solely by the
  governmental entity.
         (c)  This section may not be waived. A purported waiver of
  this section in violation of this subsection is void.
         SECTION 2.  Section 2252.909, Government Code, as added by
  this Act, applies only to a construction contract entered into on or
  after the effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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