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Panel hears bill to bar software vendor 'lock-in' for public agencies
Summary
HB 913 would prohibit future state and local government software contracts from containing terms that limit customers' freedom to choose vendors or hosting environments; the Coalition for Fair Software Licensing testified that vendor lock-in has driven hidden costs in other states.
House Bill 913, presented as a "good government" measure, would prohibit certain contractual terms in future software agreements that the sponsor said create vendor "lock-in" and limit a public customer's ability to select hosting, cloud or ancillary services.
Representative Fleming, presenting the bill, said the measure protects public-sector procurement flexibility…
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