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SF0146 • 2007

Special districts-requirements for bids.

AN ACT relating to special districts; requiring competitive bidding for certain contracts and purchases; providing for contracts by competitive negotiation or noncompetitive negotiation as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Senator Mockler
Last action
2007-02-20
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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SF0146H2001

2nd reading • ZWONITZ,DN

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn 2nd reading by ZWONITZ,DN

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SF0146H2002

2nd reading • BROWN

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by BROWN

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SF0146H2003

2nd reading • LUBNAU

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by LUBNAU

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SF0146H3001

3rd reading • ZWONITZ,DN

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by ZWONITZ,DN

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SF0146H3002

3rd reading • STEWARD

Adopted, Corrected

Plain English: Adopted, Corrected 3rd reading by STEWARD

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SF0146H3003

3rd reading • ZWONITZ,DN

Failed

Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by ZWONITZ,DN

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SF0146HS001

Standing Committee • H07

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H07

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SF0146S2001

2nd reading • MOCKLER

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by MOCKLER

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SF0146SS001

Standing Committee • CASE

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by CASE

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Bill History

  1. 2007-02-20 House

    H Failed 3rd Reading

  2. 2007-02-20 House

    Amendment Failed

  3. 2007-02-20 House

    Amendment Adopted

  4. 2007-02-16 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  5. 2007-02-16 House

    Amendment Adopted

  6. 2007-02-16 House

    Amendment Adopted

  7. 2007-02-15 House

    H Passed CoW

  8. 2007-02-15 House

    Amendment Adopted

  9. 2007-02-15 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  10. 2007-02-09 House

    H Placed on General File

  11. 2007-02-09 House

    H07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  12. 2007-02-06 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07

  13. 2007-02-05 House

    H Received for Introduction

  14. 2007-02-02 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  15. 2007-02-01 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  16. 2007-02-01 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  17. 2007-01-31 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  18. 2007-01-31 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  19. 2007-01-31 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  20. 2007-01-30 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  21. 2007-01-30 Senate

    S07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  22. 2007-01-18 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S07

  23. 2007-01-18 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  24. 2007-01-17 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT
2007
STATE OF
WYOMING
07LSO-0214.E1

SENATE FILE
NO.
SF0146

Special districts-requirements for bids.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Mockler and Decaria

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to special districts; requiring competitive bidding for certain contracts and purchases; providing for contracts by competitive negotiation or noncompetitive negotiation as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 16
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6
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1001 is created to read:

ARTICLE 10
SPECIAL DISTRICT EXPENDITURES

16
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6
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1001.

Definitions; competitive contract bidding; exceptions.

(a)

As used in this article:

(i)

"Principal act" means the statutes under which a special district can be formed or is operating;

(ii)

"Special district" means any special district specified under W.S. 22
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29
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103(a) and any other corporate district authorized to be formed as a political subdivision under the laws of this state.

(b)

Except as otherwise specifically provided in a special district's principal act, a district's purchases or contracts for supplies, equipment or services exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) in value shall be by competitive sealed bidding.

(c)

Whenever the special district board determines in writing that the use of competitive sealed bidding is not feasible or practical, contracts for supplies or services may be made by competitive negotiation. A special district official may also contract for supplies or services for the official's office by competitive negotiation if the contract is for twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) or less and the official determines that the use of competitive sealed bidding is not feasible or practical.

(d)

Contracts may be made by noncompetitive negotiation only when competition is not feasible, as determined in writing prior to award by the special district board. A special district official may also contract for supplies or services for the official's office by noncompetitive negotiation if the contract is for twenty
-five
thousand dollars ($25,000.00) or less and the official determines that competition is not feasible.

(e)

Special districts shall be authorized to make small purchases in accordance with rules adopted by the district. The rules shall include small purchase procedures which authorize agencies to procure supplies or services not exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00), or such higher amount established by the special district board, but not to exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500.00), without prior approval of the board.

Section 2.

This act is effect
ive July 1, 2007.

(END)

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