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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 574

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Relating to: qualified bidders on state projects. (FE)

Administration department of — Agency and general functions Administration department of — Boards and other subdivisions Public works Purchasing government

  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

Under current law, among other requirements, to be certified as a qualified

bidder on state projects, a bidder must demonstrate that the bidder has completed

at least one project similar to, and at least 50 percent the size or value of, the division

of the project being bid.

The bill replaces this requirement with a requirement that to be certified as a

qualified bidder the bidder must demonstrate that the bidder is bondable for the

term of the proposed contract and is able to obtain both a 100 percent performance

bond and a 100 percent payment bond. Also under the bill, the Department of

Administration may not require a bidder to have experience that is not specific to the

project being bid in order to be certified as a qualified bidder.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cowles (R) , Feyen (R) , Jagler (R) , Stroebel (R)

14 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Callahan (R) , Dallman (R) , Edming (R) , Horlacher (R) , J. Rodriguez (R) , Katsma (R) , Knodl (R) , Rozar (R) , Schraa (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Vorpagel (R) , Wittke (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Nov 4, 2021 official source full page

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

Senate: Fiscal estimate requested from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau, pursuant to Senate Rule 96 (1), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Jan 21, 2022 official source full page

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

Senate: PASSAGE

Passed 21–12 Jan 25, 2022 official source full page

Full history

  1. Sep 24, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Stroebel, Cowles, Feyen and Jagler; cosponsored by Representatives J. Rodriguez, Callahan, Dallman, Edming, Horlacher, Katsma, Knodl, Rozar, Schraa, Thiesfeldt, Vorpagel, Wittke, Allen and VanderMeer

  2. Sep 24, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection

  3. Oct 26, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Nov 4, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Nov 4, 2021 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  6. Nov 4, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Jan 21, 2022 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate requested from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau, pursuant to Senate Rule 96 (1), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  8. Jan 21, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-25-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. Jan 25, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  10. Jan 25, 2022 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  11. Jan 25, 2022 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 21, Noes 12

  12. Jan 25, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  13. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  14. Jan 25, 2022 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  15. Jan 25, 2022 · Senate

    Read a second time

  16. Jan 26, 2022 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  17. Mar 10, 2022 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  18. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1