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 1655: Design-Build Contracts

Introduced: 2/26/2025 by Robert Nichols (R-003)

Summary:
Relates to design build contracts.

Last Action: Feb 26, 2025: INTRODUCED.

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