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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 643

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Relating to: selection of architects and engineers for state projects. (FE)

Administration department of — Agency and general functions Architect Engineer Environmental protection Public building

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, stopped here
  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

Under current law, the secretary of administration is required to establish a

committee for each construction project under the department's supervision, except

certain emergency projects, for the purpose of selecting an architect or engineer for

the project. If the estimated cost of a construction project is $7,400,000 or more, the

selection committee must use a request-for-proposal process established by the

department to select an architect or engineer for the project based on qualifications.

This bill prohibits such a committee from refusing to select an architect or engineer

who operates an architect and engineering firm with only one responsible architect

or engineer for a construction project that has an estimated cost of less than

$7,400,000.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Gundrum (R) , Sortwell (R)

2 cosponsors

Nass (R) , Stroebel (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 1

Passed 12–1 Feb 22, 2022 official source full page

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

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Mar 4, 2022 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. Oct 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Sortwell and Gundrum; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel and Nass

  2. Oct 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Feb 16, 2022 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 21, 2022 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 1

  6. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 8:35 AM on 2-23-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  8. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  9. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Feb 23, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  11. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Feb 24, 2022 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  15. Feb 24, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  16. Mar 4, 2022 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  17. Mar 4, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-8-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  18. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Read a second time

  19. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  21. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  22. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Mar 9, 2022 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  24. Mar 11, 2022 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-11-2022

  25. Apr 4, 2022 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2022 by directive of the Speaker

  26. Apr 8, 2022 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-8-2022

  27. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  28. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82