Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD857: An Act to Increase Government Transparency in the Procurement of Goods and Services
Status: Signed into law, June 22, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Increase Government Transparency in the Procurement of Goods and Services.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Increase Government Transparency in the Procurement of Goods and Services Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1825-B, sub-§15 is enacted to read: 15. Records. Beginning January 1, 2026, the Director of the Bureau of General Services shall preserve, consistent with applicable record retention schedules established and published by the Department of the Secretary of State, Maine State Archives, and make available on a publicly accessible website all records and documents regarding the competitive bidding process, including notices of intent to waive competitive bidding under this section and supporting documents and competitive solicitations and supporting documents, including question-and-answer summaries, evaluation team packets and award decision letters. All proposals submitted in response to a solicitation and resulting in an award are public documents, unless otherwise excepted by statute. Sec. 2. Record recovery. The Department of Administrative and Financial Services shall to the extent possible recover and publish on a publicly accessible website all past notices of intent to waive the competitive bidding process and supporting documents. Page 1 - 132LR1696(03)
Sponsors
- David Boyer (R, 87) · primary sponsor
- Richard Bennett (R, 18)
- Bruce Bickford (R, 20)
- Quentin Chapman (R, 88)
- Nicole Grohoski (D, 7)
- Craig Hickman (D, 14)
- Amy Roeder (D, 23)
- Laura Supica (D, 22)
- Jeffrey Timberlake (R, 17)
- Tipping, Mike (D, 8)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-568) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-568), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
- : CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-568).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence
- : Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Common questions
- What is LD857?
- LD857 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Increase Government Transparency in the Procurement of Goods and Services.
- What does LD857 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Increase Government Transparency in the Procurement of Goods and Services.
- What is the status of LD857?
- Signed into law as of June 22, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 10, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD857?
- David Boyer (R, 87), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD857?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=857&snum=132
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