The 2024 Design-Build State Statute Report for the Southwest Region & DB Legislative Tools

Design-Build Authorization by State, from The 2023 Design-Build State Statute Report

The 2024 Design-Build State Statute Report is a guide to state design-build laws providing Owners, lawmakers and industry professionals with the statutory information needed to guide their project delivery decision making.

Here is the report for each state in the Southwest Region:

Arkansas

Code key: FP – Fully Permitted, WP – Widely Permitted, WL – With Limitations, LO – Limited Option, NA – Not Authorized

Louisiana

Code key: FP – Fully Permitted, WP – Widely Permitted, WL – With Limitations, LO – Limited Option, NA – Not Authorized

New Mexico

Code key: FP – Fully Permitted, WP – Widely Permitted, WL – With Limitations, LO – Limited Option, NA – Not Authorized

Oklahoma

Code key: FP – Fully Permitted, WP – Widely Permitted, WL – With Limitations, LO – Limited Option, NA – Not Authorized

Texas

Code key: FP – Fully Permitted, WP – Widely Permitted, WL – With Limitations, LO – Limited Option, NA – Not Authorized

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State/Local Advocacy Update

2025 will be another busy year from a legislative perspective, we are expecting over one hundred design-build related bills to be introduced in state legislatures across the country. You can track design-build legislation on DBIA website at https://dbia.org/pending-legislation/.

If you need to have discuss grassroots legislative initiatives or have questions about the bills, we’re happy to meet with you, contact rthomas@dbia.org.

In addition to the 2024 State Statute Report, DBIA’s Legislative Committee has also developed several advocacy tools: 

• Guide for Enactment of Design-Build Legislation: This is a guide for design-build practitioners and owners to pass design-build laws that codify DBIA best practices

• Model Legislation Addendum:  DBIA’s model legislation for both best value and progressive design-build.