S3473 • 2026

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

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Beach, James
Last action: 2026-05-21
Official status: Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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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: 2nd Reading in the Senate Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

2026-05-21 New Jersey Legislature
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
2026-02-12 New Jersey Legislature
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee

Official Summary Text

Revises definition of "contracting unit" for government cooperative purchasing agreements.
Topic:
2nd Reading in the Senate
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S3473 SSG Statement 5/21/26

SENATE STATE GOVERNMENT, WAGERING, TOURISM & HISTORIC
PRESERVATION COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No.
3473

STATE
OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:
�MAY 21,
2026

����� The Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism &
Historic Preservation Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 3473.

�����
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.� �����������

���� 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 agreement.� State boards, commissions, and committees will remain
ineligible to participate in these cooperative purchasing agreements.