PROCUREMENT: Provides relative to procurement of information technology (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
This bill amends existing procurement rules to require that all contracts for fiscal intermediary services receive approval from the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. The change directly affects government entities responsible for purchasing financial management services by adding an extra layer of oversight before such contracts are finalized. By mandating this specific committee's sign-off, the legislation aims to ensure greater legislative review over how the state handles its financial intermediation agreements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Apr 2, 2024
Signed Jun 19, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2024 · House Apr 18, 2024
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
May 31, 2024
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican25
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
6
Committee
5
May 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 28, 2024
Committee
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
upper
May 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
upper
Apr 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (18-0).
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Daryl Deshotel
RRepublican
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