Bill Text: AZ HB2224 | 2019 | Fifty-fourth Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Procurement; Arizona bidders; preference

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-05-01 - Assigned to House RULES Committee [HB2224 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2019-HB2224-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: procurement; Arizona bidders; preference

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-fourth Legislature

First Regular Session

2019

 

 

HB 2224

 

Introduced by

Representatives Blanc: Allen J, Bolding, Butler, Chávez, DeGrazia, Epstein, Espinoza, Gabaldón, Lieberman, Longdon, Pawlik, Peten, Powers Hannley, Rodriguez

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending title 41, chapter 23, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41‑2505; relating to the procurement code.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 41, chapter 23, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-2505, to read:

START_STATUTE41-2505.  Preference for Arizona bidders for identical bids; definitions

A.  For contracts awarded pursuant to section 41-2533, subsection G, a purchasing agency shall give preference to an Arizona bidder over a nonresident bidder if there are two or more low, responsive offers from responsible bidders that are identical in price.

B.  For the purposes of this section:

1.  "Arizona bidder" means a bidder that satisfies all of the following:

(a)  Is authorized to transact business in this state.

(b)  Maintains its headquarters in this state for at least twelve consecutive months before submitting a bid.

(c)  Pays all assessed taxes.

2.  "Headquarters" means a principal central administrative office where primary headquarters‑related functions and services are performed, including financial, personnel, administrative, legal, planning and similar business functions. END_STATUTE