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18 • LegislativeCity of Houston (Harris County)

Motion 2026-0456

Presented in: City of Houston City Council Meeting (August 11, 2026) on 2026-08-11
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (16 - 0)
“Motion 2026-0456”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Motion 2026-0456 APPROVE spending authority in the amount of $231,888.71 for Purchase of Vitek Mass Spectrometry Microbial Identification System (Vitek MS) through the MMCAP Purchasing Cooperative for the Houston Health Department , awarded to McKESSON MEDICAL -SURGICAL GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS LLC 1 Year - Equipment Acquisition Consolidated and Other Funds

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.4/10). 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).