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HB 211: 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 prime & 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.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/11/2016 House - Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/22/2015 House • Filed
10/7/2015 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 22
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 22
3/11/2016 House • Died in Government Operations Subcommittee