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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.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 4/28/2015 House - Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • 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

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  • HB 253, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/13/2015 at 4:05 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 508 Small Business Participation in State Contracting Bullard Similar Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government
    Location: In committee/council (AGG)

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    287.0577 Page 2 (pdf)

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