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
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 8, 2024
Last action Apr 3, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 14, 2024
How they voted
32–0
Passed
Total votes 32
Mar 14, 2024
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
0
Mar 14, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-0)
senate
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Paul Bailey
RRepublican
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