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HB2445 • 2026

task order contracts; website; posting

HB2445 - task order contracts; website; posting

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Chris Lopez, Michael Carbone, Teresa Martinez, Steve Montenegro, Quang H Nguyen, Michael Way, Justin Wilmeth
Last action: 2026-03-30
Official status: Senate minority caucus
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Task Order Contracts; Website Posting

The bill requires cities, counties, school districts, and state governmental units to post task order contracts on their websites.

What This Bill Does

Requires cities, counties, school districts, and state governmental units to put task order contracts on their websites.
Allows contractors to remove personal or private information from the contract before posting it online.
Lists specific details that cannot be removed from the posted contract: total dollar amount, contractor's identity, service description, and length of the contract.

Who It Names or Affects

Cities
Counties
School districts
State governmental units

Terms To Know

Task order contract: An indefinite delivery or indefinite quantity contract for supplies or services that provides for the issuance of a task order for services or supplies during the contractual period.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify when the contracts must be posted after signing.
It is unclear how compliance with this law will be enforced.

Bill History

2026-03-30 Senate
Senate minority caucus
2026-03-30 Senate
Senate majority caucus
2026-03-30 Senate
Senate consent calendar
2026-03-17 Senate
Senate second read
2026-03-16 Senate
Senate Rules: PFC
2026-03-16 Senate
Senate Government: DP
2026-03-16 Senate
Senate first read
2026-03-09 Senate
Transmitted to Senate
2026-03-09 House
House third read passed
2026-03-05 House
House committee of the whole
2026-03-03 House
House minority caucus
2026-03-03 House
House majority caucus
2026-03-02 House
House consent calendar
2026-01-21 House
House second read
2026-01-20 House
House Rules: C&P
2026-01-20 House
House Appropriations: DP
2026-01-20 House
House Government: W/D
2026-01-20 House
House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2445 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet

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ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session

FACT SHEET FOR
H.B. 2445

task order contracts;
website; posting

Purpose

Requires a municipality, county, school district or a state governmental
unit that enters into a task order contract with a contractor to conspicuously
post the contract on the entity's website.

Background

A state government contract must be awarded by competitive sealed
bidding. Invitations for bids must be issued and include a purchase description
and all contractual terms and conditions applicable to the procurement.
Adequate notice of the invitation for bids must be given a reasonable amount of
time before the opening date of the bids and may be published in a newspaper of
general circulation or electronically on a designated website (
A.R.S.
� 41-2533
).

Political subdivisions of the state, including a municipality, county and
certain special taxing districts (agents) must publish written notice of intent
to receive, accept and approve bids and contracts for various projects in
qualified newspapers of general circulation within the county in which the
agent is located. Statute prescribes the manner, frequency and time period in
which an agent must publish the notice and allows notices to be provided by
electronic means (A.R.S.

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11-255
;
34-101
;
and
34-201
).

The state maintains an official electronic procurement system authorized
by the State Procurement Officer (eProcurement System). Procurement files for
state contracts may be located in the eProcurement System, the Office of the
Director of the Arizona Department of Administration or at a public procurement
unit (
A.A.C.
R2-7-101
).

There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund
associated with this legislation.

Provisions

Requires
a municipality, county, school district or a state governmental unit that
enters into a task order contract with a contractor in Arizona to conspicuously
post the contract on the entity's website.

Allows
a contractor to redact any personal or proprietary information from the
contract before the contract is posted on the entity's website.

Prohibits
the following information from being redacted:

the total dollar amount of the contract;

the identity of the contractor;

a description of the services that will be performed under the contract;
and

the
length of the contract.

Defines
task order contract
as an indefinite delivery or
indefinite quantity contract for supplies or services that provides for the
issuance of a task order for services or supplies during the contractual
period.

Designates this legislation as the
Government Transparency Act
.

Becomes effective on the general effective date

House Action

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Current Bill Text

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HB2445 - 572R - H Ver

House Engrossed

task order contracts;
website; posting

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HOUSE BILL 2445

AN
ACT

amending title 9, chapter 4, article 8, Arizona
Revised Statutes, by adding section 9-500.54; amending title 11, chapter 2,
article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 11-269.31; amending
title 15, chapter 1, ARTICLE 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-120.08;
Amending title 41, chapter 23, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding
section 41-2505; relating to government contracts.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 9, chapter 4, article 8,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 9-500.54, to read:

START_STATUTE
9-500.54.

Task order contracts; posting; redaction; exceptions; definition

A. A
city or
town
that enters into a task order contract with a contractor in this state
shall conspicuously post the contract on the city's or town's website.

B. A
contractor that enters into a task order contract with a city or town may
redact any personal or proprietary information from the contract before the
contract is posted on the city's or town's website pursuant to subsection A of
this section.

C. Notwithstanding subsection B of
this section, the following may not be redacted:

1. The total dollar amount of the
contract.

2. The identity of the contractor.

3. A description of the services that
will be performed under the contract.

4. The length of the contract.

D. For the purposes of this section,
"task order contract" means an indefinite delivery or indefinite
quantity contract for supplies or services that provides for the issuance of a
task order for services or supplies during the contractual period.
END_STATUTE

Sec.
2. Title
11, chapter 2, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding
section 11-269.31, to read:

START_STATUTE
11-269.31.

Task order contracts; posting; redaction; exceptions; definition

A. A county that enters into a task
order contract with a contractor in this state shall conspicuously post the
contract on the county's website.

B. A contractor that enters into a
task order contract with a county may redact any personal or proprietary
information from the contract before the contract is posted on the county's
website pursuant to subsection A of this section.

C. Notwithstanding subsection B of
this section, the following may not be redacted:

1. The total dollar amount of the
contract.

2. The identity of the contractor.

3. A description of the services that
will be performed under the contract.

4. The length of the contract.

D. For
the purposes of this section, "task order contract" means an
indefinite delivery or indefinite quantity contract for supplies or services
that provides for the issuance of a task order for services or supplies during
the contractual period.
END_STATUTE

Sec. 3. Title
15, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding
section 15-120.08, to read:

START_STATUTE
15-120.08.

Task order contracts; posting; redaction; exceptions; definition

A. A school district that enters into
a task order contract with a contractor in this state shall conspicuously post
the contract on the school district's website.

B. A contractor that enters into a
task order contract with a school district may redact any personal or
proprietary information from the contract before the contract is posted on the
school district's website pursuant to subsection A of this section.

C. Notwithstanding subsection B of
this section, the following may not be redacted:

1. The total dollar amount of the
contract.

2. The identity of the contractor.

3. A description of the services that
will be performed under the contract.

4. The length of the contract.

D. For the purposes of this section,
"task order contract" means an indefinite delivery or indefinite
quantity contract for supplies or services that provides for the issuance of a
task order for services or supplies during the contractual period.
END_STATUTE

Sec. 4. Title 41, chapter 23, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-2505, to read:

START_STATUTE
41-2505.

Task order contracts; posting;
redaction; exceptions; definition

A. A state
governmental unit

that enters into a task
order contract with a contractor in this state shall conspicuously post the
contract on the state governmental unit's website.

B. A contractor that enters into a
task order contract with a state governmental unit may redact any personal or
proprietary information from the contract before the contract is posted on the
state governmental unit's website pursuant to subsection A of this section.

C. Notwithstanding subsection B of
this section, the following may not be redacted:

1. The total dollar amount of the
contract.

2. The identity of the contractor.

3. A description of the services that
will be performed under the contract.

4. The length of the contract.

D. For
the purposes of this section, "task order contract" means an
indefinite delivery or indefinite quantity contract for supplies or services
that provides for the issuance of a task order for services or supplies during
the contractual period.

END_STATUTE

Sec. 5.
Short title

This act shall be known and cited as
the "Government Transparency Act".