WV HB4447 | 2014 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-10 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 10 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-10 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to require spending units and subdivisions to purchase commodities and services on a competitive basis; authorize the secretary of the Department of Administration to issue a notice to cease and desist when purchases are not made on a competitive basis; clarify the purposes and policies of the Purchasing Division; clarify the applicability of the article; authorize the Director of the Purchasing Division to issue a notice to cease and desist when purchases are not made on a competitive basis except during a declared state of emergency; require the Director of the Purchasing Division to comply with federal law and authorized regulations when a procurement involves the expenditure of federal assistance or contract funds; require the Director of the Purchasing Division to offer mandatory annual procurement training; and clarify that any person found to have willfully entered into a contract contrary to the article shall be subject to penalty. The bill also establishes criminal offenses for a person or combination of persons, to agree, plan or scheme to submit bids, not to submit bids or to withdraw bids in a manner prearranged among themselves in order to arrive at a predetermined result; and providing criminal penalties upon conviction.
Title
Relating to state procurement
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2014-02-10 | House | To House Judiciary |
2014-02-10 | House | Introduced in House |
2014-02-10 | House | To Judiciary then Finance |
2014-02-10 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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5A | 1 | 10 | New Code | See Bill Text |
5A | 3 | 1 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
5A | 3 | 14 | New Code | See Bill Text |
5A | 3 | 17 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
5A | 3 | 3 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
61 | 5A | 7 | Amended Code | Citation Text |