MA S1738

Bill

MA S1738

To promote contract efficiency

Introduced
04/15/2015

In Committee
04/15/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to promote contract efficiency. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to exempt certain contracts and transactions from specific existing laws if their value is less than $500,000, aiming to streamline and promote efficiency in contracting processes. The affected laws, which are part of the General Laws (the body of statutes in Massachusetts), include provisions related to state administration and regulatory oversight, specifically sections of chapters concerning state administration, public education, housing and community development, and labor and wages. By creating this monetary threshold, the bill intends to reduce administrative burdens for smaller agreements, allowing for quicker execution and potentially fostering greater economic activity.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (4)

Bruce Tarr (R)*, Viriato deMacedo (R), Donald Humason (R), Richard Ross (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2386 (on 07/05/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S1738

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S1738
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1738
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1738.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
S1553	To promote conservation through oyster shell recycling	Accompanied a study order, see S2290	Similar To
S1585	Relative to sales of motor vehicles	Accompanied a study order, see S2290	Similar To
S1598	Relative to creating an angel investment tax credit	Accompanied a study order, see S2290	Similar To
S1644	Relative to timely decisions by awarding authorities	Accompanied a study order, see S2386	Similar To
S167	Relative to residential construction contracts	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S188	Relative to mobile wireless contracts and agreements	Accompanied a study order, see S2357	Similar To
S1948	Authorizing the town of Ipswich to grant an additional license for the sale of wines and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 83 of the Acts of 2015	Similar To
S2386	State administration and regulatory oversight	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S2465	Concerning sexual violence on higher education campuses	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S338	Increasing accountability of DESE contracts	Accompanied a study order, see S2336	Similar To
S440	Relative to ivory and rhino horn trafficking	Accompanied a new draft, see S2241	Similar To
S536	Relative to motor vehicle service contracts	Accompanied a new draft, see S2232	Similar To
S985	Relative to private construction contracts	Accompanied a new draft, see S2023	Similar To

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