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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 22

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

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

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, 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.

This 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: Brooks (R) , Kitchens (R) , Knodl (R) , Moses (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Rettinger (R) , Rodriguez (R) , Rozar (R) , Schraa (R) , Tittl (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Wittke (R)

6 cosponsors

Armstrong (R) , Cowles (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Marklein (R) , Quinn (R) , Stroebel (R)

Full history

  1. Feb 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Rodriguez, VanderMeer, Brooks, Kitchens, Knodl, Moses, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Rettinger, Rozar, Schraa, Tittl and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Cowles, Felzkowski and Marklein

  2. Feb 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Mar 6, 2023 · Assembly

    Senator Quinn added as a cosponsor

  4. Mar 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Armstrong added as a coauthor

  5. Apr 19, 2023 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1