An Act to enhance cooperative purchasing opportunities for cities and towns
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/12/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 11/12/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 11/12/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 10/20/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 7/3/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 07/15/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight |
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J25 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S2219 | An Act to enhance cooperative purchasing opportunities for cities and towns | Active |
of chapter 30B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph, the following paragraph: - Notwithstanding the provisions of any other section of this Chapter, public procurement units that conduct a cooperative purchasing agreement may award contracts to multiple offerors through a request for proposals if their chief procurement officer determines that doing so is in the best interests of the parties to the cooperative purchasing agreement.
Section 22 of chapter 30B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph, the following paragraph: - Notwithstanding the provisions of any other section of this Chapter, public procurement units that conduct a cooperative purchasing agreement may award contracts to multiple offerors through a request for proposals if their chief procurement officer determines that doing so is in the best interests of the parties to the cooperative purchasing agreement.