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Committee OKs bill widening 'critical emergency' procurement to declared gubernatorial emergencies
Summary
Senate Bill 166, which broadens the definition of ‘critical emergency procurement’ to include procurements executed after a governor-declared state of emergency, passed the State Agencies & Governmental Affairs Committee after testimony from the state procurement director.
The Senate State Agencies & Governmental Affairs Committee advanced Senate Bill 166, which amends the statutory definition of a “critical emergency procurement.” Under current law, critical emergency procurements are permitted only when life or health are imminently endangered; the bill would permit such procurements when the governor declares a state of emergency.
Jessica Patterson, state procurement director, said the amendment “broadens that definition a little bit to allow for an emergency procurement, a critical emergency procurement to be executed when a state of emergency is declared by the governor.” Patterson clarified the change is intended to permit procurement actions tied directly to declared disasters.
Committee members asked whether the change could be construed to apply to unrelated procurements; Patterson replied it applies only to procurements directly related to the disaster.
No public testimony was recorded for or against the bill in committee. The committee adopted the measure on a voice vote.
