Bill Sponsors: IN HB1158 | 2019 | Regular Session

Bill Title: Fair and open competition for public works projects. Provides that a public agency may not do any of the following: (1) Require a potential bidder on a public works project to provide any information that the potential bidder considers confidential or proprietary as a requirement for the public agency finding the bidder to be a responsive or responsible bidder. (2) By rule, ordinance, or any other action relating to contracts for public works projects for which competitive bids are required impose any requirement that directly or indirectly restricts potential bidders to any predetermined class of bidders defined by experience on similar projects, size of company, union membership, or any other criteria. (3) Take certain actions based on a bidder's, offeror's, or contractor's entering into, refusing to enter into, adhering to, or refusing to adhere to an agreement with a labor organization.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-28 - Representative Huston added as coauthor [HB1158 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Representative Doug Miller [R]PrimarySponsored BillsHD-048FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Heath VanNatter [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-038FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Gerald Torr [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-039FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Todd Huston [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-037FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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