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Committee hears testimony on bill to expand HUB certification to veteran-owned businesses
Summary
Senate Bill 3 90 would add SBA-certified veteran-owned firms to the state’s Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) definition and remove a 20% disability requirement; supporters urged passage while some senators pressed for disparity-study safeguards. The committee left the bill pending after public testimony.
Senate Bill 3 90, which would amend the Texas Government Code to add U.S. Small Business Administration–certified veteran-owned businesses to the state’s Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) definition and remove a current 20% disability requirement for HUB eligibility, drew broad support from veterans’ business groups on Wednesday but was left pending by the Committee on Veteran Affairs.
Supporters said the change would open contracting opportunities to more veteran entrepreneurs while critics on the panel cautioned that a broader definition could complicate the statutory disparity-study requirement that underpins HUB set‑asides.
Senator John Menendez, explaining the bill on behalf of Senator Todd Middleton, said the measure…
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