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House Approves Procurement Preference for Sheltered Workshops; Bill Clears House Unanimously
Summary
The House passed substitute H.B. 192 to give federally protected (sheltered) workshops a procurement preference when they bid and meet standards, including a 5% bid preference; the amended bill passed 69–0 and goes to the Senate.
The Utah House unanimously approved substitute House Bill 192 to create procurement preferences for federally protected (sheltered) workshops that bid on state contracts and meet quality and timing standards. The bill, as amended on the floor, permits procurement officers to accept a sheltered workshop bid that is within specified thresholds rather than mandating acceptance in all cases.
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