HB 985: Small Business Participation in State Contracting
GENERAL BILL by Rogers
Small Business Participation in State Contracting; Directs that agencies avoid contract bundling under certain circumstances; requires agencies to conduct market research & include written summaries & analyses of such research in solicitations for bundled contracts; requires agencies to award a specified percentage of contracts to small businesses; requires contract vendors to use small businesses in the state as subcontractors or subvendors; provides requirements with respect to payment of subcontractors; prohibits agencies, general contractors, or prime contractors from requiring certain bonds or other sureties for certain contracts; requires the rules ombudsman in the EOG to establish a system for reporting small business participation in state contracting; requiring agencies to cooperate with such reporting; requires specified annual reports.
Last Action: 5/3/2013 House - Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/22/2013 | House |
• Filed |
| 3/4/2013 | House |
• Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 99 |
| 3/5/2013 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 99 |
| 5/3/2013 | House |
• Died in Government Operations Subcommittee |
