Bill Text - HB284 (2023)

(New Title) relative to financial information regarding requests for bids and proposals and to raise the minimum value of county purchases of equipment or materials which are subject to competitive bidding.


Revision: Jan. 9, 2023, 9:55 a.m.

HB 284  - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2023 SESSION

23-0140

06/08

 

HOUSE BILL 284

 

AN ACT relative to financial information regarding requests for bids and proposals.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Aron, Sull. 4; Rep. Potucek, Rock. 13; Rep. Rollins, Sull. 3; Rep. Plett, Hills. 29; Rep. Stapleton, Sull. 6

 

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill modifies what is prohibited from being made available to the public regarding information relative to RFB, RFP, or RFA cancellations.

 

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

23-0140

06/08

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three

 

AN ACT relative to financial information regarding requests for bids and proposals.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  Organization of Executive Branch; Financial Information Regarding Requests for Bids and Proposals.  Amend RSA 21-G:37, VI(a) to read as follows:

VI.(a) When an agency cancels an RFB, RFP, RFA, or similar request for submission, terminates the selection process, or otherwise does not select a bidder, no information, other than a notification of the cancellation or termination and information unrelated to the other bids or bidders, shall be available to the public or to the members of the general court or its staff concerning the RFB, RFP, RFA, or similar request for submission, notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 91-A:4, for a period of 2 years following the cancellation, termination, or other non-selection, subject to subparagraph (b).

2  New Paragraph; Organization of Executive Branch; Financial Information Regarding Requests for Bids and Proposals.  Amend RSA 21-G:37 by inserting after paragraph VII the following new paragraph:

VIII.  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as a justification to avoid answering questions posed by the public or members of the general court that are unrelated to information regarding other bids or bidders to an RFB, RFP, RFA, or similar submission.

3  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.