Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Rules Committee on June 30, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
House Bill 3488
Raises threshold for requiring cost analysis for procurement from $250,000 to $2 million.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Raises threshold for requiring cost analysis for procurement from $250,000 to $2 million. Requires contracting agency to include overhead costs in estimation of costs contracting agency would incur in performing services subject to procurement. Removes prohibition on proceeding with procurement if contractor's costs are lower solely because contractor pays employees less. Removes requirement for state contracting agency to prepare request for appropriation to obtain resources necessary to perform service that state contracting agency determines would cost less for state contracting agency to perform but for which state contracting agency lacks necessary personnel and resources. Becomes operative 91 days after effective date of Act. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Mark Johnson, Patrick Sheehan, Gene Whisnant
Chief co-sponsors
6 co-sponsors
Katie Brewer, Kevin Cameron, Andy Olson, Jim Thompson, Jim Weidner, Matt Wingard
Its course
February 21 to June 30, 2011, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action7 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 21 to Jun 30 · stopped129 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 21 to Feb 287 days
General Government and Consumer ProtectionFeb 28 to Apr 2253 days
RulesApr 22 to Jun 30 · stopped69 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 21 – Jun 30
- Feb 21Introduced
- Feb 28Sent to General Government and Consumer Protection
- Apr 19Heard in General Government and Consumer Protection
- Apr 22General Government and Consumer Protection reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Rules
- Sent to Rules
- May 4Heard in Rules
- Jun 30Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
- Feb 21First reading. Referred to the desks of the Co-Speakers.House of Representatives
- Feb 28Referred to General Government and Consumer Protection.House of Representatives
- Apr 19Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Apr 22Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.House of Representatives
- Apr 22Referred to Rules by order of the Co-Speaker.House of Representatives
- May 4Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Jun 30In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives