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CS/HB 307: Preference in Award of Governmental Contracts

GENERAL BILL by Government Operations Subcommittee ; Tobia

Preference in Award of Governmental Contracts; Authorizes agency, university, college, school district, or other political subdivision of state to provide preferential consideration to Florida business in awarding competitively bid contracts to purchase construction services; provides that for specified competitive solicitations authority to grant preference supersedes any local ordinance or regulation which grants preference to specified vendors; requires university, college, school district, or other political subdivision to make specified disclosures in competitive solicitation documents; requires legal written opinions to accompany specified bids, proposals, & reply documents; expands provisions that require agency, university, college, school district, or other political subdivision of state to provide preferential consideration to Florida business in awarding competitively bid contracts to purchase personal property to require counties & municipalities to provide such preferential consideration; provides that for specified competitive solicitations authority to grant preference supersedes any local ordinance or regulation which grants preference to specified vendors; requires university, college, county, municipality, school district, or other political subdivision to make specified disclosures in competitive solicitation documents.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 5/3/2013 House - Died in Local and Federal Affairs Committee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/18/2013 House • Filed
    1/30/2013 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; Local and Federal Affairs Committee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 43
    3/4/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Subcommittee, 03/06/13, 10:00 am, Webster Hall
    3/5/2013 House • Introduced -HJ 43
    3/6/2013 House • CS by Government Operations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 2 -HJ 216
    3/11/2013 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Government Operations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 208
    3/12/2013 House • Now in Local and Federal Affairs Committee -HJ 226
    5/3/2013 House • Died in Local and Federal Affairs Committee

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  • CS/HB 307, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/11/2013 at 10:40 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1017 (c2) Preference in Award of Governmental Contracts Fresen Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in State Affairs Committee
    Location: In committee/council (SAC)
    S 684 Preference in Award of State Contracts Hays Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died in Community Affairs
    Location: In committee/council (CA)

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    255.0991 Page 2 (pdf)
    287.084 Preference to Florida businesses. Page 4 (pdf)

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  • HB 307, Original Filed Version Posted 1/18/2013 at 1:31 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/11/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 684 Preference in Award of State Contracts Hays Identical Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died in Community Affairs
    Location: In committee/council (CA)
    H 1017 State Procurement Fresen Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in State Affairs Committee
    Location: In committee/council (SAC)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    443985 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Tobia 3/5/2013
    3:13 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/6/2013
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    287.084 Preference to Florida businesses. Page 1 (pdf)

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