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H3300 • 2025

An Act relative to bidding for public construction contracts

An Act relative to bidding for public construction contracts

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Sponsor
Antonio F. D. Cabral
Last action
2025-12-11
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to bidding for public construction contracts

An Act relative to bidding for public construction contracts By Representative Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to bidding for public construction contracts By Representative Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3300) of Antonio F.
  • D.
  • Cabral and others relative to bidding for public construction contracts.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-11 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2025-10-08 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-01:55 PM in 222 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  3. 2025-09-25 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in 222 and Virtual Hearing location changed

  4. 2025-09-24 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/01/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to bidding for public construction contracts
By Representative Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3300) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and others relative to bidding for public construction contracts. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3300

SECTION 1. Subsection 2 of section 44D of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the fifth sentence, in lines 66-67, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:

An application for a certificate of eligibility and update statements shall be public record as defined in section 7 of chapter 4 except that financial information contained in the application shall not be a public record.

SECTION 2. Subsection 12 of said section 44D, of said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the fifth sentence, in lines 279-281, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:

Applications for a certificate of eligibility and update statements shall be public record as defined in section 7 of chapter 4 except that financial information contained in the application shall not be a public record.

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