38 • LegislativeCity of Houston (Harris County)

Ordinance 2026-0525

Presented in: City of Houston City Council Meeting (June 09, 2026) on 2026-06-09

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 7.1/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (16 - 0)

“Ordinance 2026-0525”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Ordinance 2026-0525 ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract with BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY to provide Laboratory Services for Clinical Laboratory Reagents and Test Kits - 3 Years with 2 one-year options $329,033.35 - Laboratory Services Fund AGENDA - JUNE 10, 2026 - PAGE 6 ORDINANCES - cont’d

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.1/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).