HB 194 Summary

• Requires state agencies to publish detailed specifications for reverse auction participation on their website for 30 days before the auction date

• Mandates publication of reverse auction specifications once weekly for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper with general circulation in the county or municipality where the agency is located

• Provides alternative notification method (courthouse/city hall posting plus newspaper publication) if no newspaper is published in the county or municipality

• Takes effect July 1, 2025