Establishes a threshold for the amount of work needed to be performed by a preferred source which is an approved charitable non-profit-making agency for the blind; provides for the repeal upon expiration thereof
Summary
Requires that when the state is purchasing commodities and such commodities are available and purchased from approved charitable non-profit-making agencies for the blind, the preferred source shall perform fifty percent or more of the work.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2023
Senate Passage
Jan 2023
Assembly Passage
Jan 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Jan 6, 2023
Signed Mar 3, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jan 23, 2023 · Assembly Jan 23, 2023
How they voted
62–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 63
Jan 23, 2023
D
Democratic42
97% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Mar 3, 2023
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.91
upper
Jan 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 23, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jan 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 6, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JM
John Mannion
DDemocratic
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