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LD602 • 2025

An Act Regarding the Notification Process for Competitive Bids

An Act Regarding the Notification Process for Competitive Bids

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Sponsor
Representative Richard Campbell
Last action
2025-04-08
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act Regarding the Notification Process for Competitive Bids

An Act Regarding the Notification Process for Competitive Bids Sponsor: Representative Richard Campbell Reference committee: State and Local Government Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Regarding the Notification Process for Competitive Bids Sponsor: Representative Richard Campbell Reference committee: State and Local Government Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-08 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-04-02 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-03-21 House

    Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  4. 2025-03-10 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-03-10 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  6. 2025-02-20 Committee

    Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

Official Summary Text

An Act Regarding the Notification Process for Competitive Bids
Sponsor:
Representative Richard Campbell
Reference committee:
State and Local Government
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 602
H.P. 370 House of Representatives, February 25, 2025
An Act Regarding the Notification Process for Competitive Bids
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint
Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative CAMPBELL of Orrington.

Page 1 - 132LR1291(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1825-D, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2015, c. 179, §5, is further
3 amended to read:
41. Notice. For informing the public about contracts and grants for which proposals
5 are being requested. Notice must also be provided prior to the 3rd renewal period of a
6 contract, if applicable, or when a contract with a total value greater than $1,000,000 is
7 renewed;
8SUMMARY
9 This bill amends the notice requirements to the public regarding state contracts and
10 grants. The bill requires additional notice to the public when a state contract is renewed for
11 a 3rd renewal period or when a contract with a total value greater than $1,000,000 is
12 renewed.
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