Legislation - HB0261

Title: State Procurement - Competitive Proof of Concept Procurement
Sponsored by: Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee (By Request - Departmental - General Services)
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Establishing competitive proof of concept procurements as an authorized procurement method; providing that a competitive proof of concept procurement may have multiple phases of evaluation; requiring a unit of State government to obtain the approval of the Chief Procurement Officer or a designee before conducting a certain competitive proof of concept procurement; altering the required contents of a competitive proof of concept procurement solicitation; etc.

Committees

Original:: Government, Labor, and Elections Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Budget and Taxation

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0157

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2026

By Request of the Governor

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 9/30/2025 Legislative Date 9/30/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - State Procurement - Competitive Proof of Concept Procurement Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/28/2026 Legislative Date 1/28/2026 Action Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/23/2026 Legislative Date 2/23/2026 Action Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/24/2026 Legislative Date 2/18/2026 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 27 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/24/2026 Legislative Date 2/18/2026 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 27 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - State Procurement - Competitive Proof of Concept Procurement Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/26/2026 Legislative Date 2/20/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (133-0) Proceedings 29 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/27/2026 Legislative Date 2/19/2026 Action Referred Budget and Taxation Proceedings 30 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	9/30/2025	9/30/2025	Pre-filed
House	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
			Text - First - State Procurement - Competitive Proof of Concept Procurement
House	1/28/2026	1/28/2026	Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/23/2026	2/23/2026	Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
House	2/24/2026	2/18/2026	Favorable Adopted	27 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/24/2026	2/18/2026	Second Reading Passed	27 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - State Procurement - Competitive Proof of Concept Procurement
House	2/26/2026	2/20/2026	Third Reading Passed (133-0)	29 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/27/2026	2/19/2026	Referred Budget and Taxation	30 Click to view Recorded Media

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