Bill Summary

HB 253 Small Business Participation in State Contracting (2015 Session)
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Sponsors
by Rogers
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Summary
Small Business Participation in State Contracting; Directs agencies to avoid contract bundling; requires agencies to conduct market research & include written summaries & analyses of such research in solicitations for bundled contracts; requires agencies to award percentage of contracts to small businesses; requires contractors to use small businesses as subcontractors; provides requirements for payment of subcontractors; prohibits agencies & contractors from requiring certain sureties for certain contracts; requires rules ombudsman in EOG to establish system for reporting small business participation in state contracting; requires agencies to cooperate with such reporting; requires specified annual reports. Effective Date: 7/1/2015
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committees of reference
» H Government Operations Subcommittee
   H Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee
   H State Affairs Committee
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Actions
01/13/15
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Filed
01/22/15
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Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee
01/22/15
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Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
04/28/15
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Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
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bill text & filed amendments
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Filed on 01/13/15
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
287.0577
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