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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES | |
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Introduced By: Senator Melissa A. Murray | |
Date Introduced: March 22, 2023 | |
Referred To: Senate Finance | |
(Dept. of Administration) | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 37-2-22 of the General Laws in Chapter 37-2 entitled "State |
2 | Purchases" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 37-2-22. Small purchases. |
4 | Procurements, not to exceed an aggregate amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) |
5 | twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for construction and five thousand dollars ($5,000) ten |
6 | thousand dollars ($10,000) for all other purchases may be made in accordance with small purchase |
7 | regulations promulgated by the chief purchasing officer. Procurement requirements shall not be |
8 | artificially divided so as to constitute a small purchase under this section. |
9 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on December 31, 2023. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES | |
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1 | This act would provide that the maximum aggregate amounts for small purchases within |
2 | the chapter on state purchases be adjusted to not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for |
3 | construction and ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for all other purchases. |
4 | This act would take effect on December 31, 2023. |
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