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Committee clears bill to raise public works bidding threshold; sends it forward unanimously
Summary
Senate committee voted unanimously to report HB137, which would increase the public works purchasing limit in state statute that triggers competitive bidding; sponsor said the 2001 threshold has not been adjusted and the bill incorporates state agencies that previously opted out.
A sponsor presented House Bill 137 to the Senate committee as a repeat measure that the House had passed previously. The bill would increase the public works purchasing limit in state statute that triggers a formal bidding requirement; the sponsor said the dollar threshold in current law dates to 2001 and has not been adjusted since.
The sponsor described prior iterations of the bill, noting that a previous version passed both chambers but was vetoed because it did not include state agencies. The current bill expands coverage to most state agencies while allowing any agency that opts out to remain under its own procurement rules, the sponsor said.
The committee received no extended opposition at the hearing. A motion to report HB137 out of committee (do pass) was moved and seconded; the chair called for a voice/hand vote and announced the motion "passes unanimous." The committee reported the bill out for further proceedings in the Senate.
