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IN SB0367
Bill
Status
2/3/2016
Primary Sponsor
Elizabeth Brown
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AI Summary
SB 367 Summary
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Creates Chapter 24 of IC 36-1 prohibiting contractors, offerors, and affiliated persons from making political contributions to elected officials of the political subdivision awarding their contract during specified periods.
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Restricts contributions only when the recipient is a member of the legislative or executive branch with final contract approval authority AND that branch has supervisory authority over the issuing agency.
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Applies a 2-year contribution ban to contractors beginning from the contract award date, ending on the earlier of 2 years after award or 1 year after contract expiration/termination.
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Applies a contribution ban to offerors with pending offers from the solicitation issuance date through the day after contract award.
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Requires all solicitations and contracts to include voidability statements, and allows contract voiding for violations unless the contract officer determines voiding would be contrary to the political subdivision's best interests; violators are deemed nonresponsible offerors for 2 years.
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Effective July 1, 2016.
Legislative Description
Local government contracts. Provides that an offeror, a contractor, and certain persons affiliated with an offeror or a contractor for contracts solicited by certain purchasing methods by a political subdivision may not make political contributions to an individual during certain periods while the solicitation is pending or after a contract has been awarded if: (1) the individual is also a member of the legislative or executive branch of that political subdivision that has final approval of the contract; and (2) the legislative or executive branch of that political subdivision had supervisory authority over the agency issuing the solicitation. Provides that
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
2/9/2016