AN ACT relating to public procurement.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A defining "manufactured in Kentucky", "manufactured in the United States", require a preference for iron, steel, and manufactured goods made in Kentucky in construction and maintenance contracts and subcontracts, provide for a waiver of the Kentucky preference requirement, require preference for iron, steel, and manufactured goods made in the United States if the Kentucky waiver is granted, provide for a waiver of the United States preference requiremen; establish a short title of "Kentucky Buy American Act"; amend KRS 45A.343, 45A.352, 65.027, 162.070, 164A.575, 176.080, and 424.260 to conform.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 9, 2021
Last action Jan 4, 2022
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 4, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 4, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
Dec 9, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeffery Donohue
DDemocratic
P
Ruth Ann Palumbo
DDemocratic
P
Tom Burch
DDemocratic
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