California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB2187: Public contracts: contracts for services.
Status: Chaptered, September 25, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Sections 10335.5, 10340, and 10365.5 of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts. public contracts Public contracts: contracts for services. Existing law that governs state acquisition of goods and services exempts certain consulting services contracts from advertising and bidding requirements, including contracts that can only be performed by a public entity, as defined. This bill would additionally exempt contracts that can only be performed by a federally recognized California Native American tribe from the above-described advertising and bidding requirements…
From the chaptered text, September 25, 2026:
An act to amend Sections 10335.5, 10340, and 10365.5 of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts. public contracts Public contracts: contracts for services. Existing law that governs state acquisition of goods and services exempts certain consulting services contracts from advertising and bidding requirements, including contracts that can only be performed by a public entity, as defined. This bill would additionally exempt contracts that can only be performed by a federally recognized California Native American tribe from the above-described advertising and bidding requirements. Existing law requires a state agency to secure at least 3 competitive bids or proposals for each contract for services. Existing law exempts specified contracts from this requirement, including a contract that is with, among other entities, another state agency, a local governmental entity, an auxiliary organization of the California State University, or an auxiliary organization of a California community college. This bill would additionally exempt a contract that is with a federally recognized California Native American tribe from the above-described provisions and would authorize a federally recognized California Native American tribe to include a subcontract with any subdivision, subsidiary, or business enterprise wholly owned by a federally recognized California Native American tribe for the purpose of fulfilling an interagency agreements if the contracting federally recognized California Native American tribe provides a limited waiver of sovereign …