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House exempts some city-utility equipment from public-bidding rules
Summary
House File 2558 amends the definition of public improvements to exclude equipment acquired by a city utility when it relates to electric generation, exempting such purchases from public-bidding requirements; the bill passed the House with broad support.
The sponsor said House File 2558 clarifies that equipment acquired by a city utility for electric generation is excluded from public-construction bidding requirements. Supporters praised the bill as well-written and recommended passage; discussion was brief and supportive on the floor.
After closing remarks and a motion for final passage, the clerk recorded 89 yeas, 2 nays and 9 absent and the chair declared the bill passed and the title agreed to.
