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Bill would raise municipal procurement thresholds, expand cooperative purchasing and ease COMMBUYS posting

Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government · October 28, 2025
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Summary

The Healy‑Driscoll administration and municipal procurement officials told a joint legislative committee that the Municipal Empowerment Act would modernize Chapter 30B procurement rules to make local government purchasing faster and less administratively burdensome.

The Healy‑Driscoll administration and municipal procurement officials told a joint legislative committee that the Municipal Empowerment Act would modernize Chapter 30B procurement rules to make local government purchasing faster and less administratively burdensome.

“This bill will equalize Chapter 30B thresholds for advertising procurements from $50,000 to $100,000 for all municipal purchasing, not just for schools,” Secretary of Administration and Finance Matt Gorkowitz said, adding the change would reduce confusion where school departments and municipalities jointly procure supplies or services.

Proponents said other provisions would clarify that…

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