HB 1471 — Modifying state procurement procedures for competitive, sole source, convenience, and emergency goods and services contracts.

What this bill does

Repeals provisions pertaining to in-state preferences in state contracting, including the requirement that the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) adopt rules establishing a reciprocity increase on bids from states granting in-state preference by law. Extends the amount of time that a sole source contract must be filed and made available for public inspection from at least 10 business days before the proposed starting date of the contract to at least 15 business days. Extends the time for an agency making an emergency purchase to submit its emergency contract to the DES from three business days to 10 business days.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 13, 2023
  96 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · January 10, 2024
  97 yea · 1 nay
• House — Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · March 5, 2024
  96 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · February 28, 2024
  49 yea · 0 nay

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