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Committee narrows scope of construction oversight bill, approves amendments
Summary
The House Government and Veterans Affairs Committee approved amendments to House Bill 1029 to create a legislative committee to receive reports on major state construction projects exceeding $2 million; the amended bill passed the committee on a 10-1-3 vote.
The House Government and Veterans Affairs Committee on Feb. 13 voted to pass, as amended, House Bill 1029, a measure that would create a legislative committee to receive reports from state agencies about major building projects and to promote transparency and efficiency in construction planning.
Representative Ben Koppelman, sponsor of the amendments, told the committee the changes narrow the committee’s review to projects that exceed $2,000,000 and shift required reporting to the front end of projects — at or upon issuance of an invitation to bid to an architect, engineer, construction manager or land surveying service. “This is the bill that would create a legislative committee that would provide some, or that would get reports … from the various agencies that…
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