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A1403 • 2026

Revises definition of "contracting unit" for government cooperative purchasing agreements.

Revises definition of "contracting unit" for government cooperative purchasing agreements.

Budget
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Park, Ellen J.
Last action
2026-06-28
Official status
Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Revises definition of "contracting unit" for government cooperative purchasing agreements.

Revises definition of "contracting unit" for government cooperative purchasing agreements.

What This Bill Does

  • Revises definition of "contracting unit" for government cooperative purchasing agreements.
  • Topic: Budget Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-28 New Jersey Legislature

    Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee

  2. 2026-06-01 New Jersey Legislature

    Reported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee

  3. 2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee

Official Summary Text

Revises definition of "contracting unit" for government cooperative purchasing agreements.
Topic:
Budget
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A1403 ASL Statement 6/1/26

ASSEMBLY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY,
No. 1403

with
committee amendments

STATE
OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:
�JUNE 1,
2026

����� The Assembly State and Local Government Committee
reports favorably and with committee amendments Assembly Bill No. 1403.

����� Under current law, certain government contracting
units authorized to purchase goods, or to contract for services, may make
purchases and contract for services through the use of a nationally-recognized
and accepted cooperative purchasing agreement that has been developed utilizing
a competitive bidding process by another contracting unit within the State of
New Jersey, or within any other state, when available. The definition of
�contracting unit� in this provision of law includes various government entities,
but specifies that they are �not a State board, commission, committee,
authority or agency.�

����� As amended by the committee, this bill revises this
definition of �contracting unit� to change the use of �authority or agency,�
providing instead for �State authority or agency.� �Thereby, State authorities
or agencies would be included in the definition of contracting unit and be able
to participate in the pertinent cooperative purchasing agreements.� State
boards, commissions, and committees will remain ineligible to participate in
these cooperative purchasing agreements.

����� The definition of �contracting unit� is also revised
to include �local unit.�� This bill defines �local unit� as any county,
municipality, special district, school district, fire district, or any board,
commission, committee, authority, or agency thereof.

����� This bill was prefiled for introduction in the
2026-2027 session pending technical review.� As reported, the bill includes the
changes required by technical review, which has been performed.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
:

����� The committee amendments make technical changes to
update the underlying statute to current law.