Plain English Breakdown
The official status shows 'Passed Legislature' but also lists a future committee hearing date in March 2026, which creates uncertainty about the final legislative timeline.
Rules for State Capitol Projects and Public Infrastructure Contracts
This law sets rules for building a visitor center at the State Capitol, limits changes to historic areas of the building, and bans secret contracts for public infrastructure projects.
What This Bill Does
- Requires any new visitor center to be built inside the constructed state capitol annex or within the restored existing annex.
- Prohibits placing an entrance for the visitor center on the west side of the State Capitol's west wing.
- Limits construction plans from making significant changes to the west plaza and west steps of the building.
- Makes any nondisclosure agreement about the State Capitol Annex project legally invalid.
- Bans people from signing nondisclosure agreements for public infrastructure projects entered into on or after January 1, 2027.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Joint Rules Committee managing the State Capitol Building Annex
- Construction companies and architects working on state buildings
- Any person entering into contracts for public infrastructure projects
Terms To Know
- Nondisclosure agreement
- A contract that requires people to keep information secret.
- Void and unenforceable
- Not legally valid; a court will not support it if someone tries to use it.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not state when the construction projects must begin or finish.
- The text defines 'public infrastructure project' but does not list every specific type of work included in that definition here.
- No funding amounts are listed for these changes.