Texas

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