Bill

HB 2958

83(R) - 2013
Government Efficiency & Reform

Vote Recommendation

Yes
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  • Positive
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Author(s)

Jeff Leach

Bill Caption

Relating to the applicability of competitive bidding or competitive sealed proposal requirements to agencies or instrumentalities of, or agreements between, governmental entities subject to competitive procurement requirements.

Fiscal Notes

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Bill Analysis

Summary: HB 2958 would require that all government entities including local government corporations to abide by the state law regarding procurement procedures.

Analysis: HB 2958 would provide government transparency and require government corporations focused on projects to abide by the same standards as all other governmental entities. We support HB 2958.