HB 253: Small Business Participation in State Contracting
GENERAL BILL by Rogers
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.
Last Action: 4/28/2015 House - Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/13/2015 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/22/2015 | House |
• Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 25 |
| 3/3/2015 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 25 |
| 4/28/2015 | House |
• Died in Government Operations Subcommittee |
