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PROCLAMATION
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TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
Pursuant to Article IV, Section 14, of the Texas Constitution, I, Rick Perry, Governor of
Texas, do hereby disapprove of and veto Senate Bill No. 733 as passed by the Seventy-
Eighth Texas Legislature, Regular Session, because of the following objections:
The intent of Senate Bill No. 733 was to allow local governments in rural
areas to purchase an item from a local vendor without following
competitive purchasing procedures if the vendor's price is equal to or less
than the price provided by the state. However, a technical flaw in the
bill's language would have broadened the bill's scope to cover every
county in the state except Dallas County. Under this bill, local
governments throughout the state would be free to buy an item without
following competitive purchasing procedures from every county in the
state, except Dallas. Therefore, Dallas vendors would be held at a
competitive disadvantage. While this exemption to competitive purchasing
may be appropriate in a rural area where there are few vendors offering
the same item, it could open the door for abuse of state purchasin-
requirements. With this veto message, I hope to discourage legislatefs
from further attempts to bypass competitive bid requirements.
Since the Legislature by its adjournment has prevented the return of this bill, I am filing
these objections in the office of the Secretary of State and giving notice thereof by this
public proclamation according to the aforementioned constitutional provision.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
signed my name officially and caused
the Seal of the State to be affixed 1hereto
at Austin, this 20th day of June, 20(3.
RICK PERRY
Governor of Texas
,-ILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE
SECRETARY OF STATE
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JUN 20 2003
ATTEST BY:
Secretary of State