---
title: Purchasing - Texas Legislation
subject: Purchasing
total_bills: 32
unique_authors: 26
critical_bills: 14
high_cost_bills: 4
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/purchasing"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Purchasing

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 32
- **Unique Authors:** 26
- **Critical Compliance:** 14 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 4 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 20

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 19 bills
- **Senate:** 13 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 14 bills
- **Moderate:** 12 bills
- **Low:** 5 bills
- **Unanalyzed:** 1 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Charles Perry** (R, Senate) - 4 bills
- **Giovanni Capriglione** (R, House) - 3 bills
- **Angela Paxton** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Angie Button** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Brooks Landgraf** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Caroline Harris Davila** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Brian Birdwell** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Cecil Bell** (R, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Purchasing--State](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/purchasing-state) (23 shared bills)
- [State Agencies, Boards & Commissions](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-agencies-boards-commissions) (13 shared bills)
- [Education](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education) (9 shared bills)
- [CONTRACTORS & SUBCONTRACTORS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/contractors-subcontractors) (8 shared bills)
- [Purchasing--Local](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/purchasing-local) (8 shared bills)
- [COMPETITIVE BIDDING](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/competitive-bidding) (6 shared bills)
- [COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/comptroller-of-public-accounts) (6 shared bills)
- [Education--Higher](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-higher) (5 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Department of Information Resources](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-information-resources) - 4 bills
- [Texas Education Agency](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-education-agency) - 3 bills
- [Department of Family and Protective Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-family-and-protective-services) - 3 bills
- [Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-comptroller-of-public-accounts) - 3 bills
- [Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-higher-education-coordinating-board) - 2 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 2 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB5061](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5061-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting certain activities... | Critical | High |
| [HB718](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb718-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting a public instituti... | Critical | High |
| [SB1398](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1398-89th-regular) | Relating to certain procedures in a suit a... | Critical | High |
| [SB2368](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2368-89th-regular) | Relating to critical infrastructure and ut... | Critical | High |
| [HB150](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb150-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of the Texas... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB210](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb210-89th-regular) | Relating to contracting with a school dist... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB223](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb223-89th-regular) | Relating to competitive requirements for a... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB5057](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5057-89th-regular) | Relating to exclusive contracts for munici... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB5331](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5331-89th-regular) | Relating to the enforceability of certain ... | Critical | Low |
| [SB13](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb13-89th-regular) | Relating to a school district's library ma... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB1558](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1558-89th-regular) | Relating to the liability of nonprofit ent... | Critical | Low |
| [SB1786](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1786-89th-regular) | Relating to public higher education. | Critical | Medium |
| [SB1964](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1964-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation and use of arti... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB2032](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2032-89th-regular) | Relating to certain requirements regarding... | Critical | Medium |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB148](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb148-89th-regular) | Relating to the qualification of cand... | Chris Turner (D) | Moderate |
| [HB150](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb150-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of the ... | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | Critical |
| [HB1500](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1500-89th-regular) | Relating to the continuation and func... | Keith Bell (R) | Moderate |
| [HB1851](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1851-89th-regular) | Relating to the disposition of certai... | Eddie Morales (D) | Moderate |
| [HB210](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb210-89th-regular) | Relating to contracting with a school... | Ryan Guillen (R) | Critical |
| [HB223](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb223-89th-regular) | Relating to competitive requirements ... | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | Critical |
| [HB2791](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2791-89th-regular) | Relating to powers and duties of the ... | Angie Button (R) | - |
| [HB2818](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2818-89th-regular) | Relating to the artificial intelligen... | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3005](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3005-89th-regular) | Relating to the payment of funds unde... | Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (D) | Moderate |
| [HB3088](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3088-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of the Park... | Angelia Orr (R) | Moderate |
| [HB346](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb346-89th-regular) | Relating to the fee amounts prescribe... | Caroline Harris Davila (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3623](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3623-89th-regular) | Relating to the manner of solicitatio... | John McQueeney (R) | Low |
| [HB4187](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4187-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority and respons... | William Metcalf (R) | Moderate |
| [HB4748](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4748-89th-regular) | Relating to state agency purchasing m... | Pat Curry (R) | Moderate |
| [HB5057](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5057-89th-regular) | Relating to exclusive contracts for m... | Brooks Landgraf (R) | Critical |
| [HB5061](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5061-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting certain activ... | Jeff Leach (R) | Critical |
| [HB5308](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5308-89th-regular) | Relating to certain authorities of th... | Philip Cortez (D) | Low |
| [HB5331](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5331-89th-regular) | Relating to the enforceability of cer... | Jay Dean (R) | Critical |
| [HB718](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb718-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting a public inst... | Cecil Bell (R) | Critical |
| [SB1066](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1066-89th-regular) | Relating to the requirement for perfo... | Charles Perry (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1173](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1173-89th-regular) | Relating to the amount of an expendit... | Charles Perry (R) | Moderate |
| [SB13](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb13-89th-regular) | Relating to a school district's libra... | Angela Paxton (R) | Critical |
| [SB1364](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1364-89th-regular) | Relating to the repeal of wheelbase a... | Robert Nichols (R) | Low |
| [SB1398](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1398-89th-regular) | Relating to certain procedures in a s... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Critical |
| [SB1558](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1558-89th-regular) | Relating to the liability of nonprofi... | Charles Perry (R) | Critical |
| [SB1786](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1786-89th-regular) | Relating to public higher education. | Charles Creighton (R) | Critical |
| [SB1964](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1964-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation and use of... | Tan Parker (R) | Critical |
| [SB2032](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2032-89th-regular) | Relating to certain requirements rega... | Angela Paxton (R) | Critical |
| [SB2204](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2204-89th-regular) | Relating to the applicability of unif... | Brian Birdwell (R) | Low |
| [SB2368](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2368-89th-regular) | Relating to critical infrastructure a... | Donna Campbell (R) | Critical |
| [SB480](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb480-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of a local ... | Charles Perry (R) | Low |
| [SB5](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb5-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the Demen... | Joan Huffman (R) | Moderate |

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Analysis](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/purchasing)
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