AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- AWARD OF MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS
Summary
Increases the maximum municipal small purchase limits from $10,000 to $25,000 for construction projects and from $5,000 to $10,000 for all other municipal purchases.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2026
Last action Jun 9, 2026
Floor votes · House Jun 3, 2026
How they voted
67–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 74
Jun 3, 2026
D
Democratic63
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 9, 2026
Committee
06/09/2026 Referred to Senate Finance
upper
Jun 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
06/03/2026 House read and passed
lower
May 26, 2026
Legislature · Passed
05/26/2026 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
02/03/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 21, 2026
Introduced
01/21/2026 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
lower
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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