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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 708

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Relating to: public contracting requirements and donated improvements. (FE)

Charitable corporation Contracts Public works

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

In general, under current law, a second, third, or fourth class city or a village,

town, county, technical college district board, or federated public library system

(local governmental unit) must let a public contract having an estimated cost of more

than $25,000 to the lowest responsible bidder. One exception to the bidding

requirement is for a public construction project for which the materials are donated

or the labor is provided by volunteers.

This bill provides an exception to the bidding requirement when an

improvement is constructed by a private person and donated to the local

governmental unit after the completion of construction.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cowles (R)

3 cosponsors

Genrich (D) , Hansen (D) , Macco (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Passed 7–0 Feb 21, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Cowles; cosponsored by Representative Macco

  2. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government

  3. Feb 7, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 8, 2018 · Senate

    Representative Genrich added as a cosponsor

  5. Feb 13, 2018 · Senate

    Senator Hansen added as a coauthor

  6. Feb 14, 2018 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Feb 15, 2018 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Feb 21, 2018 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  9. Feb 21, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1