Van Buren County - Subject to local approval, repeals the private purchasing act for Van Buren County that requires the County to solicit sealed bids for purchases and contracts in excess of $2,500, thereby bringing the County under the general law purchasing authority for counties (The County Purchasing Law of 1957), which authorizes a county to approve purchases and contracts of up to $10,000 without bid solicitation. -
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Feb 8, 2024
Signed Mar 27, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 14, 2024 · House Mar 11, 2024
How they voted
27–0
Passed
Total votes 27
Mar 14, 2024
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Mar 27, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 2
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/7/2024
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/5/2024
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Local Government Committee to 3/5/2024
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 2/27/2024
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Committee
P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ron Travis
RRepublican
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