Bill Title: Amends the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act. Provides that when a contract for services is to be awarded, a political subdivision shall give preference to a resident firm against a non-resident firm, when the non-resident firm is from a state that gives or requires a preference to firms from that state. Sets forth requirements concerning the weight of the preference. Defines "resident firm". Provides that the preference for resident firms does not apply to any contract for any project where federal funds are available when its provisions may be in conflict with federal law or regulation. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5526 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Rita Mayfield [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-060	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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