Plain English Breakdown
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SB1186: Rules on Document Keeping and Donation Disclosure
This bill requires companies seeking state contracts or grants to report donations made to the governor, related entities, or election supporters in the last five years and sets rules for keeping procurement evaluation notes.
What This Bill Does
- Requires companies with current state contracts or those applying for new ones to disclose any value given by themselves, their officers, directors, or family members to the governor, governor-controlled groups, or entities supporting the governor's election within the past five years.
- Mandates that companies applying for grants must report donations made by themselves, their leaders, or family members to the same categories of recipients over the last five years.
- Prohibits state agencies and employees from destroying notes taken while evaluating proposals submitted by companies.
- Allows contracts related to destroyed evaluation notes to be resolicited if those records are lost after this law takes effect.
Who It Names or Affects
- Companies that currently hold state contracts or respond to requests for new contracts
- Businesses applying for state grants
- State agencies responsible for managing procurement and keeping records
Terms To Know
- Request for proposals
- A formal process where the government asks companies to submit plans or bids to do work.
- Resolicitation of contracts
- The act of asking for new bids on a contract that was already awarded, which may happen if required evaluation notes are destroyed.
Limits and Unknowns
- This bill was vetoed by the governor and did not become law unless lawmakers later overrode that decision.
- The text does not specify penalties for failing to disclose donations, only that disclosure is required.