Revise government transparency laws
Senate Bill 564 requires the Department of Administration to create and manage a public website to increase transparency of state procurement transactions. This website will provide detailed information on payments made by state agencies, including the contractor's name, the purpose of the payment, and the amount. To help offset the costs of establishing and maintaining this website, vendors will be required to pay an application fee when submitting bids or proposals for state contracts. The bill aims to improve public access to how state funds are spent on supplies and services.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 31, 2025
Signed May 16, 2025
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The bill was amended to remove requirements for vendors to pay an application fee and to delete amendments to section 18-4-302 regarding alternative procurement methods. The bill now only amends section 18-4-126 to increase transparency in state procurement transactions. This simplifies the legislation by eliminating administrative fees for vendors and removing provisions related to alternative sourcing methods.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed from affecting both procurement transparency and alternative procurement methods to focusing solely on procurement transparency and website posting requirements.
FISCAL
Eliminated the requirement for vendors to pay an application fee when submitting bids or proposals.
REQUIREMENT
Deleted all amendments to section 18-4-302, which previously governed alternative procurement methods and source selection authorization.
Changed the bill title and summary to reflect that it now only amends section 18-4-126 instead of both 18-4-126 and 18-4-302.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 18, 2025 · House Apr 15, 2025
How they voted
50–0
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 18, 2025
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican32
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
51
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
(S) Signed by Governor
upper
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 18, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (50-0)
senate
Apr 15, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (97-0-3)
house
Apr 15, 2025
Introduced
(H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) State Administration
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) State Administration
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) State Administration
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) State Administration
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ken Bogner
RRepublican
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