MA S1857

Bill

Relative to municipal procurement

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to municipal procurement. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

AI Summary

This bill aims to amend sections of the Massachusetts General Laws related to municipal procurement. Specifically, it removes the requirement for municipalities to post procurement notices on the COMMBUYS system, which is an e-procurement platform administered by the state's Operational Services Division. The bill seeks to provide more flexibility for municipalities in how they advertise and solicit bids for public works and building construction projects.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (2)

Adam Hinds (D), Donald Humason (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2569 (on 02/27/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1857

(18 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1857
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1857.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H14	To enable municipal and regional planning agency employees to fully participate in gaming policy advisory committees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H1614	Relative to workplace safety	Accompanied a new draft, see H4125	Similar To
H2503	Relative to the tax exemption status of municipal employee pensions	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H3859	Authorizing the City of Boston to offer early voting in municipal elections	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
H3869	Relative to the authorities of municipal light boards	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4069	Similar To
H477	To assure opportunity for all students with disabilities	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S1548	Relative to GIC dental and vision benefits for municipal employees	Accompanied H2215	Similar To
S1679	Establishing a municipal gas tax reimbursement	Accompanied a study order, see S2795	Similar To
S1860	Resolve establishing a needs assessment of municipal public safety & security facilities	Resolve reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S191	Relative to aiding municipal events	Accompanied a study order, see S2534	Similar To
S1974	Relative to municipal net metering facilities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1981	Relative to municipal light plants	Accompanied a study order, see S2552	Similar To
S1984	Relative to reasonable municipal expenses	Accompanied a study order, see S2552	Similar To
S2242	Relative to the procedure for municipal acceptance of subdivision roads in the town of Hingham	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 17 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2291	Granting noncitizen permanent residents in the town of Warwick the right to vote in municipal elections	Accompanied a study order, see S2544	Similar To
S2300	Authorizing the town of Scituate to use certain land for general municipal purposes without Article 97 restrictions on such use	New Draft substituted, see S2915	Similar To
S2372	Relative to workplace safety	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2569	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to state administration and regulatory oversight issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H14

To enable municipal and regional planning agency employees to fully participate in gaming policy advisory committees

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Similar To

H1614

Relative to workplace safety

Accompanied a new draft, see H4125

Similar To

H2503

Relative to the tax exemption status of municipal employee pensions

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H3859

Authorizing the City of Boston to offer early voting in municipal elections

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Similar To

H3869

Relative to the authorities of municipal light boards

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4069

Similar To

H477

To assure opportunity for all students with disabilities

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S1548

Relative to GIC dental and vision benefits for municipal employees

Accompanied H2215

Similar To

S1679

Establishing a municipal gas tax reimbursement

Accompanied a study order, see S2795

Similar To

S1860

Resolve establishing a needs assessment of municipal public safety & security facilities

Resolve reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S191

Relative to aiding municipal events

Accompanied a study order, see S2534

Similar To

S1974

Relative to municipal net metering facilities

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1981

Relative to municipal light plants

Accompanied a study order, see S2552

Similar To

S1984

Relative to reasonable municipal expenses

Accompanied a study order, see S2552

Similar To

S2242

Relative to the procedure for municipal acceptance of subdivision roads in the town of Hingham

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 17 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S2291

Granting noncitizen permanent residents in the town of Warwick the right to vote in municipal elections

Accompanied a study order, see S2544

Similar To

S2300

Authorizing the town of Scituate to use certain land for general municipal purposes without Article 97 restrictions on such use

New Draft substituted, see S2915

Similar To

S2372

Relative to workplace safety

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2569

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to state administration and regulatory oversight issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

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