AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (Increases the minimum required awarded to minority business enterprises to 20% and of that, require a minimum of 10% be awarded to minority owned businesses and that a minimum of 10% be awarded to women owned businesses.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 1, 2023
Last action Jun 15, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 15, 2023
How they voted
23–3
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 28
Jun 15, 2023
D
Democratic25
92% Yea
R
Republican3
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
06/15/2023 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Jun 15, 2023
Legislature · Passed
06/15/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Jun 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
06/13/2023 Committee transferred to Senate Finance
upper
May 17, 2023
Committee
05/17/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced
02/01/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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