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SB 1142: Small Business Participation in State Contracting

GENERAL BILL by Gibson

Small Business Participation in State Contracting; Defining the terms “contract bundling” and “small business”; directing that agencies avoid contract bundling under certain circumstances; requiring agencies to conduct market research and include written summaries and analyses of such research in solicitations for bundled contracts; requiring agencies to award a specified percentage of contracts to small businesses; prohibiting agencies, general contractors, or prime contractors from requiring certain bonds or other sureties for certain contracts, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
 Last Action: 5/3/2013 Senate - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (AGG)
  4. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/22/2013 Senate • Filed
2/28/2013 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 85
3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 85
3/11/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/14/13, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
3/18/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/21/13, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
5/3/2013 Senate • Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability