Pending Legislation
Senate Bill 553
Introduced: 1/14/2025 by Peter P. Flores (R-024)
Summary:
The bill authorizes the use of progressive design-build on W/WW projects and removes the municipal population threshold on design-build WWW projects
Last Action: Feb 3, 2025: To SENATE Committee on BUSINESS AND COMMERCE.
Status: Pending
DBIA Position: Support
Senate Bill 1301: Water/Wastewater Projects
Introduced: 2/14/2025 by Kevin Sparks (R-031)
Summary:
The bill removes the municipal population threshold on design-build water/wastewater projects.
Last Action: Feb 28, 2025: To SENATE Committee on BUSINESS AND COMMERCE.
Status: Pending
DBIA Position: Support
Senate Bill 4625: Design Build Method for Certain Government Construction
Introduced: Stan Kitzman (R-085)
Summary:
Relates to the design-build method for certain government construction projects. The bill removes the municipal population threshold on design-build WWW projects.
Last Action: Apr 3, 2025: To HOUSE Committee on STATE AFFAIRS. Bill must pass out of committee by the end of next week
Status: Pending
DBIA Position: Support
Senate Bill 1655: Design-Build Contracts
Introduced: 2/26/2025 by Robert Nichols (R-003)
Summary:
Design Build Contracts. The bill would reduce the number of design-build contracts TXDOT in each state fiscal biennium from six to two.
Last Action: Feb 26, 2025: INTRODUCED.
Status: Pending
DBIA Position: Oppose
Senate Bill 35: Design-Build Contracts
Introduced: 1/28/2025 by Robert Nichols (R-003)
Summary:
The bill would reduce the number of design-build contracts TXDOT in each state fiscal biennium from six to two.
Last Action: Mar 19, 2025: Passed SENATE. *****To HOUSE. Apr 9, 2025:To HOUSE Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
Status: Pending
DBIA Position: Oppose
Senate Bill 2148: Construction Manager-At-Risk and Design-Build-Methods
Introduced: 1/28/2025 by Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (D-120)
Summary:
Relates to the construction manager-at-risk and design-build methods of project delivery for a public work contract.
Last Action: Jan 28, 2025: INTRODUCED.
Status: Pending
DBIA Position: Support
House Bill 35: Design-Build Contracts
Introduced: 1/28/2025 by Robert Nichols (R-003)
Summary:
Relates to the construction manager-at-risk and design-build methods of project delivery for a public work contract.
Last Action: Feb 28, 2025: To SENATE Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
Status: Pending
DBIA Position: Oppose