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Committee sends procurement overhaul to House floor with due-pass recommendation
Summary
House Bill 301, sponsored by Representative Raybould, would add procurement-stage requirements including budget‑stage market estimates for line items over $250,000, mandatory intent‑to‑solicit notices and a tightening of solicitation timelines; the committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.
Representative Bridal Raybould (District 34) described House Bill 301 to the House State Affairs Committee as an effort to tighten the state procurement timeline and improve budgetary estimates before appropriation. Raybould said the measure grew from conversations with agencies and his cosponsor, Senator Cook, after noticing budget line items submitted without market-based estimates.
Key provisions described by Raybould include a requirement that agencies include a…
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