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Senate committee adopts multiple procurement, transparency and technical fixes; several bills deferred to Feb. 17
Summary
The Senate committee on Feb. 12 adopted a series of Senate Draft 1 versions of bills covering procurement, bidder preferences, procurement protests and travel reporting, while deferring several measures (including SB 20 64 and SB 2094) for further work on Feb. 17, 2026.
The Senate reconvened on Feb. 12 to complete decision making on measures heard earlier this month and adopted a suite of amended bills addressing procurement practices, bidder preferences and reporting requirements.
Chair opened the session and sequentially moved through the decision agenda. The committee adopted Senate Draft 1 versions of SB 23 43, SB 20 75, SB 29 27, SB 29 29, SB 29 38 (placement of a search-and-rescue position), SB 32 49 (procurement protests), SB 33 32 (state-funded travel) and SB 32 33 (ag workforce housing) after making technical and substantive amendments described below. Several other bills were deferred to a time‑certain on Tuesday, Feb. 17,…
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