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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 137

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Relating to: preferences for woman-owned businesses in state procurement for architectural and engineering services. (FE)

Administration department of — Budget and fiscal issues Architect Assembly district Engineer Minority enterprise 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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, the Department of Administration must attempt to ensure that

it pays certified woman-owned businesses 5 percent of the total amount expended

for architectural and engineering services in each fiscal year, which is identical to the

requirement for minority-owned businesses under current law. Also under the bill,

DOA must include information regarding contracts awarded to and money paid to

woman-owned businesses in an annual report to the governor and legislature, in a

manner identical to that required for minority-owned businesses on the state's

progress of meeting this goal.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Cowles (R) , Hesselbein (D) , Larson (D) , Roys (D) , Spreitzer (D)

27 cosponsors

Andraca (D) , Armstrong (R) , Bare (D) , Billings (D) , Clancy (D) , Considine (D) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Emerson (D) , Goyke (D) , Gustafson (R) , J. Anderson (D) , Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Madison (D) , Michalski (R) , Nedweski (R) , Novak (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Rodriguez (R) , Rozar (R) , S. Johnson (R) , Schutt (R) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 23, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Ballweg, Hesselbein, Cowles, Larson, Spreitzer and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Rodriguez, Rozar, Billings, J. Anderson, Andraca, Armstrong, Bare, Clancy, Considine, Dittrich, Duchow, Emerson, Goyke, Jacobson, Joers, S. Johnson, Madison, Michalski, Nedweski, Novak, Ortiz-Velez, Schutt, Shankland, Sinicki, Stubbs and Subeck

  2. Mar 23, 2023 · Senate

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

  3. Jan 10, 2024 · Senate

    Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor

  4. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1