HB 376 -- COUNTY PURCHASES

SPONSOR:  Hobbs

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Local Government by a vote of 13 to 0.

Currently, counties are not required to obtain bids on any
purchase of $4,500 or less and notice must be posted for a
proposed single feasible source purchase of $3,000 or more.  This
bill increases both thresholds to $6,000 and requires counties to
advertise in a newspaper for a single feasible source purchase of
$6,000 or more.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2010, FY 2011, and
FY 2012.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill will provide
consistency among the various county purchasing statutes that
previously raised the threshold amount above which bids must be
let to $6,000 and will make the bidding requirements consistent
with the advertising requirements.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Hobbs; and Ken
Pearson, Presiding Commissioner of Boone County.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:24 am