Texas Government Code Title 10, Chapter 2251 - Payment For Goods And Services

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 2251.001 - Definitions
  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, in this chapter: (1) "Distribution date" means: (A) if no payment law prohibits the comptroller from issuing a...
• Texas Section 2251.002 - Exceptions
  (a) Except as provided by Subchapter D, Subchapter B does not apply to a payment made by a governmental entity, vendor, or subcontractor if: (1)...
• Texas Section 2251.003 - Rules
  The comptroller shall establish procedures and adopt rules to administer this chapter. Before adopting a rule under this section, the comptroller must conduct a public...

SUBCHAPTER B PAYMENTS AND INTEREST

• Texas Section 2251.004 - Waiver
  A person may not waive any right or remedy granted by this chapter. A purported waiver of any right or remedy granted by this chapter...
• Texas Section 2251.021 - Time For Payment By Governmental Entity
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a payment by a governmental entity under a contract executed on or after September 1, 1987, is overdue...
• Texas Section 2251.022 - Time For Payment By Vendor
  (a) A vendor who receives a payment from a governmental entity shall pay a subcontractor the appropriate share of the payment not later than the...
• Texas Section 2251.023 - Time For Payment By Subcontractor
  (a) A subcontractor who receives a payment from a vendor shall pay a person who supplies goods or a service for which the payment is...
• Texas Section 2251.024 - Mailing Of Payment
  A payment is considered to be mailed on the date the payment is postmarked. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff....
• Texas Section 2251.025 - Interest On Overdue Payment
  (a) A payment begins to accrue interest on the date the payment becomes overdue. (b) The rate of interest that accrues on an overdue payment...
• Texas Section 2251.026 - Payment Of Interest By State Agency
  (a) A state agency is liable for any interest that accrues on an overdue payment under this chapter and shall pay the interest from funds...
• Texas Section 2251.027 - Payment Of Interest By Political Subdivision
  (a) A political subdivision shall compute interest imposed on the political subdivision under this chapter. (b) The political subdivision shall pay the interest at the...
• Texas Section 2251.028 - Payment Of Interest By Vendor Or Subcontractor
  A vendor or subcontractor shall pay interest as a payment is overdue. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
• Texas Section 2251.029 - Partial Payment
  (a) The unpaid balance of a partial payment made within the period provided by this chapter accrues interest as provided by Section 2251.025 unless the...

SUBCHAPTER C CLAIMS AND DISPUTES

• Texas Section 2251.030 - Prompt Or Early Payment Discount
  (a) The intent of the legislature is that a governmental entity should take advantage of an offer for an early payment discount. A state agency...
• Texas Section 2251.042 - Disputed Payment
  (a) A governmental entity shall notify a vendor of an error in an invoice submitted for payment by the vendor not later than the 21st...

SUBCHAPTER D REMEDY FOR NONPAYMENT

• Texas Section 2251.043 - Attorney Fees
  In a formal administrative or judicial action to collect an invoice payment or interest due under this chapter, the opposing party, which may be the...
• Texas Section 2251.051 - Vendor Remedy For Nonpayment Of Contract
  (a) A vendor may suspend performance required under a contract with a governmental entity if: (1) the governmental entity does not pay the vendor an...
• Texas Section 2251.052 - Subcontractor Remedy For Vendor's Nonpayment Of Contract
  (a) A subcontractor of a vendor under a contract with a governmental entity may suspend performance required under the contract with the vendor if: (1)...
• Texas Section 2251.053 - Highway-related Contracts
  (a) This section applies only to a contract entered into by the Texas Department of Transportation for the construction or maintenance of a highway or...
• Texas Section 2251.054 - Notices
  (a) This section applies only to a notice or other written communication required by this subchapter. (b) A notice or other written communication to a...
• Texas Section 2251.055 - Rights And Remedies Not Exclusive
  The rights and remedies provided by this subchapter are in addition to rights and remedies provided by this chapter or other law. Added by Acts...

Last modified: September 28, 2016