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SB157Introduced in the Senate

State Procurement - Competitive Proof of Concept Procurement

IntroducedSenate Budget and Taxation

Introduced by Budget and Taxation

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Establishing competitive proof of concept procurements as an authorized procurement method; providing that a competitive proof of concept procurement may have multiple phases of evaluation; requiring a unit of State government to obtain the approval of the Chief Procurement Officer or a designee before conducting a certain competitive proof of concept procurement; altering the required contents of a competitive proof of concept procurement solicitation; etc.

Where it stands

Hearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m.

January 15, 2026

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Bill history

  1. Pre-filed

  2. First Reading Budget and Taxation

  3. Hearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m.

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