Small Business Procurement Enhancement Program; established, report. (HB1650)
Introduced By
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity; Small Business Procurement Enhancement Program established; report. Establishes the 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 of up to $100,000 for goods, nonprofessional services, and construction and up to $80,000 for professional services and (ii) establishes certification 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 »
Status
12/04/2020: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/16/2020 | Presented and ordered printed 20105275D |
| 01/16/2020 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 01/22/2020 | Assigned GL sub: Open Government/Procurement |
| 02/04/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N) |
| 02/06/2020 | Reported from General Laws (13-Y 8-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/07/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1650) |
| 02/09/2020 | Read first time |
| 02/10/2020 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/11/2020 | Read third time and passed House (55-Y 45-N) |
| 02/11/2020 | VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/12/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/12/2020 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 02/27/2020 | Committee amendments |
| 02/27/2020 | Continued to 2021 in General Laws and Technology (11-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
| 12/04/2020 | Left in General Laws and Technology |