Small business procurement enhancement program; established, report. (SB1036)
Introduced By
Sen. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth) with support from co-patron Del. Matthew James (D-Portsmouth)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity; small business procurement enhancement program. Establishes a small business procurement enhancement program (the Program) with a statewide goal of 42 percent of small business utilization in all discretionary spending by state agencies in procurement orders, prime contracts, and subcontracts. In addition, the bill (i) provides for a small business set-aside for competition among all small businesses for state agency purchases up to $100,000 for goods and nonprofessional services and up to $50,000 for professional services and (ii) establishes qualification criteria for participation in the Program by business operations on the basis of the total number of employees or annual gross receipts, averaged over the previous three years. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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10/31/2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100794D |
10/31/2018 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
01/14/2019 | Stricken at request of Patron in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |