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This bill, titled the Transparency in Government Contracting Act, aims to increase public access to information about government contracts. It requires government agencies to make solicitations for bids, proposals, and information publicly available online within a week of issuing them, and to regularly update their websites with contract-related information, including details on emergency or sole-source contracts, while protecting sensitive information like trade secrets. The bill also mandates that government agencies provide a link to their Transparency in Government Contracting Act webpage to the Department of Information Technology. Furthermore, it amends existing law to ensure that the "sunshine portal," a state-run website for financial transparency, will include a directory of links to these government agency webpages. If a government agency knowingly violates these transparency requirements, the contract in question is presumed invalid, and enforcement can be sought through the Attorney General, district attorneys, or directly in district court.

https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legtype=B&legno=229&year=26