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SB 299 DE
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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.

DE · session 152 · Senate · bill

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Introduced May 13, 2024

Latest action (Sep 30, 2024) Signed by Governor

Summary

Under Title 29, Section 5805, no state employee, no state officer, and no private enterprise in which a state employee or state officer has a legal or equitable ownership of more than 10% (more than 1% in the case of a corporation whose stock is regularly traded on an established securities market) shall enter into any contract with the State (other than an employment contract) unless such contract was made or let after public notice and competitive bidding. However, the notice and bidding requirements do not apply to contracts involving $2,000 per year or less, provided that the terms of such contract reflect arms’ length negotiations. The exemption for contracts involving $2,000 per year or less went into effect in 1991 and has not been raised since. This act raises the exemption from $2,000 to $5,000 to take into account the effects of inflation. This act also deletes language in Section 5805(c) that is out-of-date.

Sponsors (2)

Action history (7)

  1. May 13, 2024 Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate · upper
  2. Jun 12, 2024 Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits · upper
  3. Jun 13, 2024 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT · upper
  4. Jun 13, 2024 Assigned to Administration Committee in House · lower
  5. Jun 25, 2024 Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits · lower
  6. Jun 30, 2024 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT · lower
  7. Sep 30, 2024 Signed by Governor · executive

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