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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas HB 1924 restricts former local government employees from accepting procurement or contract employment for two years
Last action · March 14, 2025: Referred to Intergovernmental AffairsSponsor: John Bryant
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas HB 1924 prohibits former county or municipal officers and employees from accepting employment with a person or entity they negotiated a contract or with on behalf of the local government until two years have passed since the contract signing or procurement termination, unless granted an individual waiver by the local governing body.
Former local government personnel involved in contracting are restricted from working for specific private entities for two years, altering post-public employment options unless a local governing body grants an individual waiver.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Former county or municipal officers and employees
They face a two-year post-service restriction on accepting employment from persons or entities they negotiated contracts or procurements with on behalf of the local government, unless granted a waiver.
County and municipal governing bodies
They gain the authority to review applications and grant individual waivers to exempt former officers and employees from the employment restriction.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 14, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Intergovernmental Affairs
- Mar 14, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Jan 16, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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