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
 
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.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
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 
)
 
- 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)