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SENATE BILL 211

CHAPTER NUMBER: 222
File Code: State Government - Procurement
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 990/08 - EHE
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 641

Sponsored By:
Senators Pugh, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Lenett, McFadden, Muse, Peters, and Jones

Entitled:
Minority Business Enterprise Program - Participation by Race or Gender

Synopsis:

Authorizing a woman who is also a member of an ethnic or racial minority group to be certified in that category in addition to the gender category; authorizing a woman-owned business to participate in individual procurement contracts as either a woman-owned business or a business owned by a member of an ethnic or racial minority group for specified purposes within the Minority Business Enterprise Program; altering a definition under the Minority Business Enterprise Program; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
Senate Action
1/23
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
1/28
Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
3/19
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Motion Returned Second Reading (Senator Conway) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Conway) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/5
Returned Passed
House Action
3/23
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/27
Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
4/7
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
4/2
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/3
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/7
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 222

Sponsored by:

Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator C. Anthony Muse, District 26
Senator Douglas J. J. Peters, District 23

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Minorities -see also- Women
Procurement
Women

Bill affects the following Statutes:

State Finance and Procurement
( 11-101 , 14-301 , 14-302 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 464832/01     Offered on: March 20, 2009   at: 11:24 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 573022/01     Offered on: March 24, 2009   at: 10:58 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 26, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
April 3, 2009: Third Reading Passed (137-0)



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