CONSERVANCY DIST-CONTRACT BIDS
Summary
Amends the River Conservancy Districts Act. Provides for competitive bidding for all contracts for work, other than professional services, to be done by a conservancy district when the expense of the contract will exceed $10,000 (rather than $2,500). Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Aug 2019
Introduced Mar 20, 2019
Signed Aug 9, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2019 · House Mar 20, 2019
How they voted
43–1
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 48
May 21, 2019
D
Democratic30
93% Yea
R
Republican18
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Aug 9, 2019
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Local Government; 007-000-000
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Local Government
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 20, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (65-31-4)
house
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-002-000
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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