HB1288: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration.

Page last updated: Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM (America/Indianapolis).

General Information

• Stage: Introduced House Bill (H)
• Current Chamber: house
• Origin Chamber: house
• Description: Public purchasing.

Legislators

Actions (2 total)

• Jan 13, 2025, 11:25 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
• Jan 13, 2025, 11:25 AM: Authored by Representative Hamilton

Digest

Provides that the purchasing agency of a governmental body must use a purchasing procedure when purchasing services. Provides that a purchasing agent may only make a purchase without soliciting bids or proposals if the purchase qualifies for a special purchase. Requires a contract between a state elected official's office and a contractor to include language disclosing if, in the 12 months preceding the execution of the contract, the contractor or an officer or director of the contractor made a contribution to the state elected official's campaign. Requires a state elected official's office to execute an addendum to a contract if the contractor or an officer or director of the contractor makes a contribution to the state elected official's campaign after the contract is executed and before the end of the contract's term.