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Panel approves bill to void certain vendor boilerplate terms in state contracts
Summary
Senate Study Bill 1090 would declare certain prohibited boilerplate contract terms void if included in state agency contracts; subcommittee approved and advanced the bill to the calendar.
Senator Rosenboom presented Senate Study Bill 1090 and read the subcommittee report, saying it is consistent with prior measures that limit certain contractual language. Rosenboom described the bill as creating a set of prohibited terms that would be considered void if they appear in state agency purchasing contracts and suggested the attorney general may represent the state in disputes tied to such prohibited terms.
The bill was moved on the record and approved by voice vote. There was no extended discussion in the transcript; the measure was advanced to the calendar as a committee bill under rule 40.
Why it matters: The bill aims to prevent vendors from inserting boilerplate clauses into contracts that would otherwise be binding on state agencies; sponsors said negotiators will need to remove those prohibited terms. The transcript does not include a roll‑call vote or a detailed list of the prohibited terms.
The transcript records the subcommittee report and a voice vote advancing the bill, but it does not include statutory citations or the full text of the prohibited contract provisions.
