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Legislation


1998 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 240

CHAPTER NUMBER: 591 File Code: Procurement Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 185
Sponsored By:
Senators Conway, Trotter, Pinsky, Sfikas, McCabe, Madden, Dyson, Dorman, Hollinger, Collins, Blount, Frosh, and Stoltzfus
Entitled:
State Procurement - Information Technology - Nonvisual Access

Synopsis:

Requiring the Chief of Information Technology in the Department of Budget and Management, in consultation with specified persons, to develop for inclusion in State procurement contracts, after a specified date, a clause regarding nonvisual access to information technology; providing specified exceptions; defining a term; and requiring that each procurement contract include a clause covering the requirements for nonvisual access to information technology.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/30
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs & Budget and Taxation
2/11
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
3/12

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/13
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/17
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
4/10
Senate Concur - House Amendment
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/21
Signed by the Governor Chapter 591
House Action
3/18
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
3/25
Hearing 4/1 at 1:15 p.m.
4/9
Favorable Report by Commerce and Government Matters
4/4
Favorable Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Doory) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/5
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (134-1)
Sponsored by:
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
Senator Martin G. Madden, District 13
Senator Christopher J. McCabe, District 14
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38
Senator Decatur W. Trotter, District 24
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
BLIND PERSONS
BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
COMPUTERS
CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND PERS; DEAF PERS. DEV. DISABL
PROCUREMENT
TELECOMMUNICATIONS -see also- TELEPHONES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
State Finance and Procurement
( 3-402 , 3-412 , 13-218 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 314312/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 13, 1998   at: 11:22 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 453804/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 1998   at: 10:24 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 17, 1998: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
April 10, 1998: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
April 5, 1998: Third Reading Passed (134-1)
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