Relating to preferences in public contracting; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study issues related to preferences in public contracting and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2022. ] Requires state contracting agency that awards certain types of public contracts to report number of procurements state contracting agency solicited, general nature of each procurement and estimate of contract price, which contract preferences set forth in statute or administrative rule state contracting agency applied in evaluating bids or proposals for procurement and why state contracting agency applied or did not apply contract preferences. Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to develop and make available training materials and procedures for applying contracting preferences. Directs department to submit report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly that summarizes information from state contracting agencies and includes recommendations to ensure that state contracting agencies apply contract preferences in accordance with intent of Legislative Assembly. Sunsets January 2, 2023. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Signed Jun 3, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2021 · House Apr 15, 2021
How they voted
21–4
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 30
May 20, 2021
D
Democratic18
94% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican11
36% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jun 3, 2021
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
May 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
May 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 20, 2021
Introduced
Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
upper
May 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Riley. Passed.
upper
May 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to Labor and Business.
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Nathanson. Passed.
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Committee
Referred to Business and Labor.
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nancy Nathanson
DDemocratic
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