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
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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
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HB 985, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/22/2013 at 9:59 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1142 Small Business Participation in State Contracting Gibson Similar Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Location: In committee/council (GO)
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 287.0577 Page 2 (pdf)