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	1	+	EH1198.1
	2	+	March 7, 2025
	3	+	ENGROSSED
	4	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1198
	5	+	_____
	6	+	DIGEST OF HB 1198 (Updated March 5, 2025 11:20 am - DI 153)
	7	+	Citations Affected: IC 36-1.
	8	+	Synopsis: Local public work projects. Changes the amount of a public
	9	+	work project that a board may perform using its own workforce,
	10	+	without awarding a contract, from an estimated cost of less than
	11	+	$250,000 to an estimated cost of less than $375,000, adjusted annually
	12	+	to account for inflation. Provides that the department of local
	13	+	government finance shall annually publish the adjusted cost estimate
	14	+	threshold on the department's website. Removes the distinction
	15	+	between a political subdivision that is a school corporation and a
	16	+	political subdivision that is not a school corporation for the cost of a
	17	+	public work project that is not subject to certain procedures. Provides
	18	+	that if a federal grant is to be issued to fund a portion of the
	19	+	construction on a public work project, the successful bidder has 90
	20	+	days to proceed with the contract. Provides that plans and
	21	+	specifications approved by an architect or engineer are not required for
	22	+	certain public work on a public building.
	23	+	Effective: July 1, 2025.
	24	+	Lawson, Pressel, Mayfield, Miller K
	25	+	(SENATE SPONSORS — CRIDER, ROGERS)
	26	+	January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and
	27	+	Pensions.
	28	+	January 30, 2025, amended, reported — Do Pass.
	29	+	February 3, 2025, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
	30	+	February 4, 2025, engrossed. Read third time, passed. Yeas 88, nays 2.
	31	+	SENATE ACTION
	32	+	February 18, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor.
	33	+	March 6, 2025, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.
	34	+	EH 1198—LS 7246/DI 137 March 7, 2025
1	35		First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
2	36		PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
3	37		Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
4	38		additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
5	39		Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
6	40		provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
7	41		word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
8	42		a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
9	43		Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
10	44		between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11		-	HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1198
12		-	AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning local government.
	45	+	ENGROSSED
	46	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1198
	47	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning local
	48	+	government.
13	49		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
14		-	SECTION 1. IC 36-1-12-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.114-2022,
15		-	SECTION 28, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
16		-	JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) The board may purchase or lease materials
17		-	in the manner provided in IC 5-22 and perform any public work, by
18		-	means of its own workforce, without awarding a contract whenever the
19		-	cost of that public work project is estimated to be less than two hundred
20		-	fifty thousand dollars ($250,000). three hundred seventy-five
21		-	thousand dollars ($375,000), adjusted annually by the percentage
22		-	change in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers as
23		-	published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. The
24		-	department of local government finance shall annually publish the
25		-	adjusted cost estimate threshold for the current year, determined
26		-	in the manner required by this subsection, on the department's
27		-	website. Before a board may perform any work under this section by
28		-	means of its own workforce, the political subdivision or agency must
29		-	have a group of employees on its staff who are capable of performing
30		-	the construction, maintenance, and repair applicable to that work. For
31		-	purposes of this subsection, the cost of a public work project includes:
32		-	(1) the actual cost of materials, labor, equipment, and rental;
33		-	(2) a reasonable rate for use of trucks and heavy equipment
34		-	owned; and
35		-	(3) all other expenses incidental to the performance of the project.
36		-	HEA 1198 — Concur 2
37		-	(b) This subsection applies only to a municipality or a county. The
38		-	workforce of a municipality or county may perform a public work
39		-	described in subsection (a) only if:
40		-	(1) the workforce, through demonstrated skills, training, or
41		-	expertise, is capable of performing the public work; and
42		-	(2) for a public work project under subsection (a) whose cost is
43		-	estimated to be more than one hundred thousand dollars
44		-	($100,000), the board:
45		-	(A) publishes a notice under IC 5-3-1 that:
46		-	(i) describes the public work that the board intends to
47		-	perform with its own workforce; and
48		-	(ii) sets forth the projected cost of each component of the
49		-	public work as described in subsection (a); and
50		-	(B) determines at a public meeting that it is in the public
51		-	interest to perform the public work with the board's own
52		-	workforce.
53		-	A public work project performed by a board's own workforce must be
54		-	inspected and accepted as complete in the same manner as a public
55		-	work project performed under a contract awarded after receiving bids.
56		-	(c) When the project involves the rental of equipment with an
57		-	operator furnished by the owner, or the installation or application of
58		-	materials by the supplier of the materials, the project is considered to
59		-	be a public work project and subject to this chapter. However, an
60		-	annual contract may be awarded for equipment rental and materials to
61		-	be installed or applied during a calendar or fiscal year if the proposed
62		-	project or projects are described in the bid specifications.
63		-	(d) A board of aviation commissioners or an airport authority board
64		-	may purchase or lease materials in the manner provided in IC 5-22 and
65		-	perform any public work by means of its own workforce and owned or
66		-	leased equipment, in the construction, maintenance, and repair of any
67		-	airport roadway, runway, taxiway, or aircraft parking apron whenever
68		-	the cost of that public work project is estimated to be less than one
69		-	hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).
70		-	(e) Municipal and county hospitals must comply with this chapter
71		-	for all contracts for public work that are financed in whole or in part
72		-	with cumulative building fund revenue, as provided in section 1(c) of
73		-	this chapter. However, if the cost of the public work is estimated to be
74		-	less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), as reflected in the board
75		-	minutes, the hospital board may have the public work done without
76		-	receiving bids, by purchasing the materials and performing the work by
77		-	means of its own workforce and owned or leased equipment.
78		-	(f) If a public works project involves a structure, an improvement,
79		-	HEA 1198 — Concur 3
80		-	or a facility under the control of a public highway department that is
81		-	under the political control of a unit (as defined in IC 36-1-2-23) and
82		-	involved in the construction, maintenance, or repair of a public
83		-	highway (as defined in IC 9-25-2-4), the department may not
84		-	artificially divide the project to bring any part of the project under this
85		-	section.
86		-	SECTION 2. IC 36-1-12-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.236-2023,
	50	+	1 SECTION 1. IC 36-1-12-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.114-2022,
	51	+	2 SECTION 28, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	52	+	3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) The board may purchase or lease materials
	53	+	4 in the manner provided in IC 5-22 and perform any public work, by
	54	+	5 means of its own workforce, without awarding a contract whenever the
	55	+	6 cost of that public work project is estimated to be less than two hundred
	56	+	7 fifty thousand dollars ($250,000). three hundred seventy-five
	57	+	8 thousand dollars ($375,000), adjusted annually by the percentage
	58	+	9 change in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers as
	59	+	10 published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. The
	60	+	11 department of local government finance shall annually publish the
	61	+	12 adjusted cost estimate threshold for the current year, determined
	62	+	13 in the manner required by this subsection, on the department's
	63	+	14 website. Before a board may perform any work under this section by
	64	+	15 means of its own workforce, the political subdivision or agency must
	65	+	16 have a group of employees on its staff who are capable of performing
	66	+	17 the construction, maintenance, and repair applicable to that work. For
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	68	+	1 purposes of this subsection, the cost of a public work project includes:
	69	+	2 (1) the actual cost of materials, labor, equipment, and rental;
	70	+	3 (2) a reasonable rate for use of trucks and heavy equipment
	71	+	4 owned; and
	72	+	5 (3) all other expenses incidental to the performance of the project.
	73	+	6 (b) This subsection applies only to a municipality or a county. The
	74	+	7 workforce of a municipality or county may perform a public work
	75	+	8 described in subsection (a) only if:
	76	+	9 (1) the workforce, through demonstrated skills, training, or
	77	+	10 expertise, is capable of performing the public work; and
	78	+	11 (2) for a public work project under subsection (a) whose cost is
	79	+	12 estimated to be more than one hundred thousand dollars
	80	+	13 ($100,000), the board:
	81	+	14 (A) publishes a notice under IC 5-3-1 that:
	82	+	15 (i) describes the public work that the board intends to
	83	+	16 perform with its own workforce; and
	84	+	17 (ii) sets forth the projected cost of each component of the
	85	+	18 public work as described in subsection (a); and
	86	+	19 (B) determines at a public meeting that it is in the public
	87	+	20 interest to perform the public work with the board's own
	88	+	21 workforce.
	89	+	22 A public work project performed by a board's own workforce must be
	90	+	23 inspected and accepted as complete in the same manner as a public
	91	+	24 work project performed under a contract awarded after receiving bids.
	92	+	25 (c) When the project involves the rental of equipment with an
	93	+	26 operator furnished by the owner, or the installation or application of
	94	+	27 materials by the supplier of the materials, the project is considered to
	95	+	28 be a public work project and subject to this chapter. However, an
	96	+	29 annual contract may be awarded for equipment rental and materials to
	97	+	30 be installed or applied during a calendar or fiscal year if the proposed
	98	+	31 project or projects are described in the bid specifications.
	99	+	32 (d) A board of aviation commissioners or an airport authority board
	100	+	33 may purchase or lease materials in the manner provided in IC 5-22 and
	101	+	34 perform any public work by means of its own workforce and owned or
	102	+	35 leased equipment, in the construction, maintenance, and repair of any
	103	+	36 airport roadway, runway, taxiway, or aircraft parking apron whenever
	104	+	37 the cost of that public work project is estimated to be less than one
	105	+	38 hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).
	106	+	39 (e) Municipal and county hospitals must comply with this chapter
	107	+	40 for all contracts for public work that are financed in whole or in part
	108	+	41 with cumulative building fund revenue, as provided in section 1(c) of
	109	+	42 this chapter. However, if the cost of the public work is estimated to be
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	111	+	1 less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), as reflected in the board
	112	+	2 minutes, the hospital board may have the public work done without
	113	+	3 receiving bids, by purchasing the materials and performing the work by
	114	+	4 means of its own workforce and owned or leased equipment.
	115	+	5 (f) If a public works project involves a structure, an improvement,
	116	+	6 or a facility under the control of a public highway department that is
	117	+	7 under the political control of a unit (as defined in IC 36-1-2-23) and
	118	+	8 involved in the construction, maintenance, or repair of a public
	119	+	9 highway (as defined in IC 9-25-2-4), the department may not
	120	+	10 artificially divide the project to bring any part of the project under this
	121	+	11 section.
	122	+	12 SECTION 2. IC 36-1-12-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.236-2023,
	123	+	13 SECTION 159, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
	124	+	14 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) This section applies whenever
	125	+	15 the cost of a public work project will be at least the following:
	126	+	16 (1) three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000). if the political
	127	+	17 subdivision is a school corporation.
	128	+	18 (2) One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), if the political
	129	+	19 subdivision is not a school corporation.
	130	+	20 (b) The board must comply with the following procedure:
	131	+	21 (1) The board shall prepare general plans and specifications
	132	+	22 describing the kind of public work required, but shall avoid
	133	+	23 specifications which might unduly limit competition. If the
	134	+	24 project involves the resurfacing (as defined by IC 8-14-2-1) of a
	135	+	25 road, street, or bridge, the specifications must show how the
	136	+	26 weight or volume of the materials will be accurately measured
	137	+	27 and verified.
	138	+	28 (2) The board shall file the plans and specifications in a place
	139	+	29 reasonably accessible to the public, which shall be specified in the
	140	+	30 notice required by subdivision (3).
	141	+	31 (3) Upon the filing of the plans and specifications, the board shall
	142	+	32 publish notice in accordance with IC 5-3-1 calling for sealed
	143	+	33 proposals for the public work needed. If the board receives
	144	+	34 electronic bids as set forth in subsection (d), the board shall also
	145	+	35 provide electronic access to the notice of the bid solicitation
	146	+	36 through the computer gateway administered under
	147	+	37 IC 4-13.1-2-2(a)(6) by the office of technology.
	148	+	38 (4) The notice must specify the place where the plans and
	149	+	39 specifications are on file and the date fixed for receiving bids.
	150	+	40 (5) The period of time between the date of the first publication
	151	+	41 and the date of receiving bids shall be governed by the size of the
	152	+	42 contemplated project in the discretion of the board. The period of
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	154	+	1 time between the date of the first publication and receiving bids
	155	+	2 may not be more than:
	156	+	3 (A) six (6) weeks if the estimated cost of the public works
	157	+	4 project is less than twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000);
	158	+	5 and
	159	+	6 (B) ten (10) weeks if the estimated cost of the public works
	160	+	7 project is at least twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000).
	161	+	8 (6) The board shall require the bidder to submit a financial
	162	+	9 statement, a statement of experience, a proposed plan or plans for
	163	+	10 performing the public work, and the equipment that the bidder has
	164	+	11 available for the performance of the public work. The statement
	165	+	12 shall be submitted on forms prescribed by the state board of
	166	+	13 accounts.
	167	+	14 (7) The board may not require a bidder to submit a bid before the
	168	+	15 meeting at which bids are to be received. The meeting for
	169	+	16 receiving bids must be open to the public. All bids received shall
	170	+	17 be opened publicly and read aloud at the time and place
	171	+	18 designated and not before. Notwithstanding any other law, bids
	172	+	19 may be opened after the time designated if both of the following
	173	+	20 apply:
	174	+	21 (A) The board makes a written determination that it is in the
	175	+	22 best interest of the board to delay the opening.
	176	+	23 (B) The day, time, and place of the rescheduled opening are
	177	+	24 announced at the day, time, and place of the originally
	178	+	25 scheduled opening.
	179	+	26 (8) Except as provided in subsection (c), the board shall:
	180	+	27 (A) award the contract for public work or improvements to the
	181	+	28 lowest responsible and responsive bidder; or
	182	+	29 (B) reject all bids submitted.
	183	+	30 (9) If the board awards the contract to a bidder other than the
	184	+	31 lowest bidder, the board must state in the minutes or memoranda,
	185	+	32 at the time the award is made, the factors used to determine which
	186	+	33 bidder is the lowest responsible and responsive bidder and to
	187	+	34 justify the award. The board shall keep a copy of the minutes or
	188	+	35 memoranda available for public inspection.
	189	+	36 (10) In determining whether a bidder is responsive, the board may
	190	+	37 consider the following factors:
	191	+	38 (A) Whether the bidder has submitted a bid or quote that
	192	+	39 conforms in all material respects to the specifications.
	193	+	40 (B) Whether the bidder has submitted a bid that complies
	194	+	41 specifically with the invitation to bid and the instructions to
	195	+	42 bidders.
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	197	+	1 (C) Whether the bidder has complied with all applicable
	198	+	2 statutes, ordinances, resolutions, or rules pertaining to the
	199	+	3 award of a public contract.
	200	+	4 (11) In determining whether a bidder is a responsible bidder, the
	201	+	5 board may consider the following factors:
	202	+	6 (A) The ability and capacity of the bidder to perform the work.
	203	+	7 (B) The integrity, character, and reputation of the bidder.
	204	+	8 (C) The competence and experience of the bidder.
	205	+	9 (12) The board shall require the bidder to submit an affidavit:
	206	+	10 (A) that the bidder has not entered into a combination or
	207	+	11 agreement:
	208	+	12 (i) relative to the price to be bid by a person;
	209	+	13 (ii) to prevent a person from bidding; or
	210	+	14 (iii) to induce a person to refrain from bidding; and
	211	+	15 (B) that the bidder's bid is made without reference to any other
	212	+	16 bid.
	213	+	17 (c) Notwithstanding subsection (b)(8), a county may award sand,
	214	+	18 gravel, asphalt paving materials, or crushed stone contracts to more
	215	+	19 than one (1) responsible and responsive bidder if the specifications
	216	+	20 allow for bids to be based upon service to specific geographic areas and
	217	+	21 the contracts are awarded by geographic area. The geographic areas do
	218	+	22 not need to be described in the specifications.
	219	+	23 (d) Notwithstanding subsection (b), a board may receive electronic
	220	+	24 bids for the public work if:
	221	+	25 (1) the solicitation for bids indicates the procedure for
	222	+	26 transmitting the electronic bid to the board; and
	223	+	27 (2) the board receives the bid on a facsimile machine or system
	224	+	28 with a security feature that protects the content of an electronic
	225	+	29 bid with the same degree of protection as the content of a bid that
	226	+	30 is not transmitted by a facsimile machine.
	227	+	31 (e) A board may select a vendor to provide an electronic platform
	228	+	32 to accommodate the electronic bidding process.
	229	+	33 SECTION 3. IC 36-1-12-4.7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.236-2023,
	230	+	34 SECTION 160, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
	231	+	35 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4.7. (a) This section applies
	232	+	36 whenever a public work project is estimated to cost at least the
	233	+	37 following:
	234	+	38 (1) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and less than three hundred
	235	+	39 thousand dollars ($300,000). if the political subdivision is a
	236	+	40 school corporation.
	237	+	41 (2) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and less than one hundred
	238	+	42 fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), if the political subdivision is
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	240	+	1 not a school corporation.
	241	+	2 (b) The board must proceed under the following provisions:
	242	+	3 (1) The board shall invite quotes from at least three (3) persons
	243	+	4 known to deal in the class of work proposed to be done by mailing
	244	+	5 them a notice stating that plans and specifications are on file in a
	245	+	6 specified office. The notice must be mailed not less than seven (7)
	246	+	7 days before the time fixed for receiving quotes.
	247	+	8 (2) The board may not require a person to submit a quote before
	248	+	9 the meeting at which quotes are to be received. The meeting for
	249	+	10 receiving quotes must be open to the public. All quotes received
	250	+	11 shall be opened publicly and read aloud at the time and place
	251	+	12 designated and not before.
	252	+	13 (3) The board shall award the contract for the public work to the
	253	+	14 lowest responsible and responsive quoter.
	254	+	15 (4) The board may reject all quotes submitted.
	255	+	16 SECTION 4. IC 36-1-12-4.9, AS AMENDED BY P.L.236-2023,
	256	+	17 SECTION 161, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
	257	+	18 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4.9. (a) This section applies to a
	258	+	19 public work for the routine operation, routine repair, or routine
	259	+	20 maintenance of existing structures, buildings, or real property if the
	260	+	21 cost of the public work is estimated to be less than the following:
	261	+	22 (1) three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000). if the political
	262	+	23 subdivision is a school corporation.
	263	+	24 (2) One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), if the political
	264	+	25 subdivision is not a school corporation.
	265	+	26 (b) The board may award a contract for a public work described in
	266	+	27 subsection (a) in the manner provided in IC 5-22.
	267	+	28 SECTION 5. IC 36-1-12-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.127-2017,
	268	+	29 SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	269	+	30 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and
	270	+	31 (c), through (d), the board shall award the contract and shall provide
	271	+	32 the successful bidder with written notice to proceed within sixty (60)
	272	+	33 days after the date on which bids are opened.
	273	+	34 (b) If general obligation bonds are to be sold to finance the
	274	+	35 construction that is the subject of the bid, the board shall allow the
	275	+	36 bidder ninety (90) days.
	276	+	37 (c) If revenue bonds are to be issued, when approved by the utility
	277	+	38 regulatory commission, or if special taxing district, special benefit, or
	278	+	39 revenue bonds are to be issued and sold to finance the construction, the
	279	+	40 board shall allow the bidder one hundred fifty (150) days.
	280	+	41 (d) If a federal grant is to be issued to fund a portion of the
	281	+	42 construction of the subject of the bid, the board shall allow the
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	283	+	1 bidder ninety (90) days.
	284	+	2 (d) (e) A failure to award and execute the contract and to issue
	285	+	3 notice within the time required by this section entitles the successful
	286	+	4 bidder to:
	287	+	5 (1) reject the contract and withdraw the successful bidder's bid
	288	+	6 without prejudice; or
	289	+	7 (2) extend the time to award the contract and provide notice to
	290	+	8 proceed at an agreed later date.
	291	+	9 If the successful bidder elects to reject the contract and withdraw the
	292	+	10 bidder's bid, notice of that election must be given to the board in
	293	+	11 writing within fifteen (15) days of the sixty (60) day expiration date or
	294	+	12 any other extension date.
	295	+	13 SECTION 6. IC 36-1-12-7 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
	296	+	14 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. (a) This section
	297	+	15 does not apply to public work that:
	298	+	16 (1) is considered routine maintenance or upkeep; or
	299	+	17 (2) does not require a building permit issued by a city, town,
	300	+	18 or county.
	301	+	19 (b) Public work performed or contracted for on a public building,
	302	+	20 the cost of which is more than one hundred thousand dollars
	303	+	21 ($100,000), may be undertaken by the board only in accordance with
	304	+	22 plans and specifications approved by an architect or engineer licensed
	305	+	23 under IC 25-4 or IC 25-31 if the scope of the public work requires a
	306	+	24 design release under IC 22-15-3.
	307	+	25 SECTION 7. IC 36-1-12-24, AS AMENDED BY P.L.236-2023,
	308	+	26 SECTION 162, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
	309	+	27 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 24. (a) As used in this section,
	310	+	28 "contractor" includes a subcontractor of a contractor.
	311	+	29 (b) IC 4-13-18, regarding drug testing of employees of public works
	312	+	30 contractors, applies to a public works contract if the estimated cost of
	313	+	31 the public works contract is at least the following:
	314	+	32 (1) three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000). if the contract is
	315	+	33 for a public school corporation.
	316	+	34 (2) One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), if the contract
	317	+	35 is for a political subdivision other than a school corporation.
	318	+	36 (c) An employee drug testing program submitted to the board under
	319	+	37 this section must have been effective and applied at the time of the
	320	+	38 solicitation for bids.
	321	+	39 (d) A contractor who has previously filed a copy of the contractor's
	322	+	40 employee drug testing program with the board in the current calendar
	323	+	41 year or within the previous two (2) calendar years satisfies the
	324	+	42 requirement for submitting an employee drug testing program, unless
	325	+	EH 1198—LS 7246/DI 137 8
	326	+	1 the employee drug testing program has been revised.
	327	+	EH 1198—LS 7246/DI 137 9
	328	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	329	+	Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions,
	330	+	to which was referred House Bill 1198, has had the same under
	331	+	consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the House with
	332	+	the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:
	333	+	Page 3, after line 6, begin a new paragraph and insert:
	334	+	"SECTION 2. IC 36-1-12-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.236-2023,
87	335		SECTION 159, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
88	336		[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) This section applies whenever
89	337		the cost of a public work project will be at least the following:
90		-	(1) three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000). if the political
91		-	subdivision is a school corporation.
	338	+	(1) Three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000), if the political
	339	+	subdivision is a school corporation, a board of aviation
	340	+	commissioners established under IC 8-22-2, or an airport
	341	+	authority established under IC 8-22-3.
92	342		(2) One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), if the political
93		-	subdivision is not a school corporation.
	343	+	subdivision is not a school corporation, a board of aviation
	344	+	commissioners established under IC 8-22-2, or an airport
	345	+	authority established under IC 8-22-3.
94	346		(b) The board must comply with the following procedure:
95	347		(1) The board shall prepare general plans and specifications
96	348		describing the kind of public work required, but shall avoid
97	349		specifications which might unduly limit competition. If the
98	350		project involves the resurfacing (as defined by IC 8-14-2-1) of a
99	351		road, street, or bridge, the specifications must show how the
100	352		weight or volume of the materials will be accurately measured
101	353		and verified.
102	354		(2) The board shall file the plans and specifications in a place
103	355		reasonably accessible to the public, which shall be specified in the
104	356		notice required by subdivision (3).
105	357		(3) Upon the filing of the plans and specifications, the board shall
106	358		publish notice in accordance with IC 5-3-1 calling for sealed
107	359		proposals for the public work needed. If the board receives
108	360		electronic bids as set forth in subsection (d), the board shall also
109	361		provide electronic access to the notice of the bid solicitation
110	362		through the computer gateway administered under
111	363		IC 4-13.1-2-2(a)(6) by the office of technology.
112	364		(4) The notice must specify the place where the plans and
113	365		specifications are on file and the date fixed for receiving bids.
114	366		(5) The period of time between the date of the first publication
115	367		and the date of receiving bids shall be governed by the size of the
116	368		contemplated project in the discretion of the board. The period of
	369	+	EH 1198—LS 7246/DI 137 10
117	370		time between the date of the first publication and receiving bids
118	371		may not be more than:
119	372		(A) six (6) weeks if the estimated cost of the public works
120	373		project is less than twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000);
121	374		and
122		-	HEA 1198 — Concur 4
123	375		(B) ten (10) weeks if the estimated cost of the public works
124	376		project is at least twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000).
125	377		(6) The board shall require the bidder to submit a financial
126	378		statement, a statement of experience, a proposed plan or plans for
127	379		performing the public work, and the equipment that the bidder has
128	380		available for the performance of the public work. The statement
129	381		shall be submitted on forms prescribed by the state board of
130	382		accounts.
131	383		(7) The board may not require a bidder to submit a bid before the
132	384		meeting at which bids are to be received. The meeting for
133	385		receiving bids must be open to the public. All bids received shall
134	386		be opened publicly and read aloud at the time and place
135	387		designated and not before. Notwithstanding any other law, bids
136	388		may be opened after the time designated if both of the following
137	389		apply:
138	390		(A) The board makes a written determination that it is in the
139	391		best interest of the board to delay the opening.
140	392		(B) The day, time, and place of the rescheduled opening are
141	393		announced at the day, time, and place of the originally
142	394		scheduled opening.
143	395		(8) Except as provided in subsection (c), the board shall:
144	396		(A) award the contract for public work or improvements to the
145	397		lowest responsible and responsive bidder; or
146	398		(B) reject all bids submitted.
147	399		(9) If the board awards the contract to a bidder other than the
148	400		lowest bidder, the board must state in the minutes or memoranda,
149	401		at the time the award is made, the factors used to determine which
150	402		bidder is the lowest responsible and responsive bidder and to
151	403		justify the award. The board shall keep a copy of the minutes or
152	404		memoranda available for public inspection.
153	405		(10) In determining whether a bidder is responsive, the board may
154	406		consider the following factors:
155	407		(A) Whether the bidder has submitted a bid or quote that
156	408		conforms in all material respects to the specifications.
157	409		(B) Whether the bidder has submitted a bid that complies
158	410		specifically with the invitation to bid and the instructions to
159	411		bidders.
	412	+	EH 1198—LS 7246/DI 137 11
160	413		(C) Whether the bidder has complied with all applicable
161	414		statutes, ordinances, resolutions, or rules pertaining to the
162	415		award of a public contract.
163	416		(11) In determining whether a bidder is a responsible bidder, the
164	417		board may consider the following factors:
165		-	HEA 1198 — Concur 5
166	418		(A) The ability and capacity of the bidder to perform the work.
167	419		(B) The integrity, character, and reputation of the bidder.
168	420		(C) The competence and experience of the bidder.
169	421		(12) The board shall require the bidder to submit an affidavit:
170	422		(A) that the bidder has not entered into a combination or
171	423		agreement:
172	424		(i) relative to the price to be bid by a person;
173	425		(ii) to prevent a person from bidding; or
174	426		(iii) to induce a person to refrain from bidding; and
175	427		(B) that the bidder's bid is made without reference to any other
176	428		bid.
177	429		(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b)(8), a county may award sand,
178	430		gravel, asphalt paving materials, or crushed stone contracts to more
179	431		than one (1) responsible and responsive bidder if the specifications
180	432		allow for bids to be based upon service to specific geographic areas and
181	433		the contracts are awarded by geographic area. The geographic areas do
182	434		not need to be described in the specifications.
183	435		(d) Notwithstanding subsection (b), a board may receive electronic
184	436		bids for the public work if:
185	437		(1) the solicitation for bids indicates the procedure for
186	438		transmitting the electronic bid to the board; and
187	439		(2) the board receives the bid on a facsimile machine or system
188	440		with a security feature that protects the content of an electronic
189	441		bid with the same degree of protection as the content of a bid that
190	442		is not transmitted by a facsimile machine.
191	443		(e) A board may select a vendor to provide an electronic platform
192	444		to accommodate the electronic bidding process.
193	445		SECTION 3. IC 36-1-12-4.7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.236-2023,
194	446		SECTION 160, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
195	447		[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4.7. (a) This section applies
196	448		whenever a public work project is estimated to cost at least the
197	449		following:
198	450		(1) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and less than three hundred
199		-	thousand dollars ($300,000). if the political subdivision is a
200		-	school corporation.
	451	+	thousand dollars ($300,000), if the political subdivision is a
	452	+	school corporation, a board of aviation commissioners
	453	+	established under IC 8-22-2, or an airport authority
	454	+	established under IC 8-22-3.
	455	+	EH 1198—LS 7246/DI 137 12
201	456		(2) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and less than one hundred
202	457		fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), if the political subdivision is
203		-	not a school corporation.
	458	+	not a school corporation, a board of aviation commissioners
	459	+	established under IC 8-22-2, or an airport authority
	460	+	established under IC 8-22-3.
204	461		(b) The board must proceed under the following provisions:
205	462		(1) The board shall invite quotes from at least three (3) persons
206	463		known to deal in the class of work proposed to be done by mailing
207	464		them a notice stating that plans and specifications are on file in a
208		-	HEA 1198 — Concur 6
209	465		specified office. The notice must be mailed not less than seven (7)
210	466		days before the time fixed for receiving quotes.
211	467		(2) The board may not require a person to submit a quote before
212	468		the meeting at which quotes are to be received. The meeting for
213	469		receiving quotes must be open to the public. All quotes received
214	470		shall be opened publicly and read aloud at the time and place
215	471		designated and not before.
216	472		(3) The board shall award the contract for the public work to the
217	473		lowest responsible and responsive quoter.
218	474		(4) The board may reject all quotes submitted.
219	475		SECTION 4. IC 36-1-12-4.9, AS AMENDED BY P.L.236-2023,
220	476		SECTION 161, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
221	477		[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4.9. (a) This section applies to a
222	478		public work for the routine operation, routine repair, or routine
223	479		maintenance of existing structures, buildings, or real property if the
224	480		cost of the public work is estimated to be less than the following:
225		-	(1) three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000). if the political
226		-	subdivision is a school corporation.
	481	+	(1) Three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) if the political
	482	+	subdivision is a school corporation, a board of aviation
	483	+	commissioners established under IC 8-22-2, or an airport
	484	+	authority established under IC 8-22-3.
227	485		(2) One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), if the political
228		-	subdivision is not a school corporation.
	486	+	subdivision is not a school corporation, a board of aviation
	487	+	commissioners established under IC 8-22-2, or an airport
	488	+	authority established under IC 8-22-3.
229	489		(b) The board may award a contract for a public work described in
230	490		subsection (a) in the manner provided in IC 5-22.
231	491		SECTION 5. IC 36-1-12-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.127-2017,
232	492		SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
233	493		JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and
234	494		(c), through (d), the board shall award the contract and shall provide
235	495		the successful bidder with written notice to proceed within sixty (60)
236	496		days after the date on which bids are opened.
237	497		(b) If general obligation bonds are to be sold to finance the
	498	+	EH 1198—LS 7246/DI 137 13
238	499		construction that is the subject of the bid, the board shall allow the
239	500		bidder ninety (90) days.
240	501		(c) If revenue bonds are to be issued, when approved by the utility
241	502		regulatory commission, or if special taxing district, special benefit, or
242	503		revenue bonds are to be issued and sold to finance the construction, the
243	504		board shall allow the bidder one hundred fifty (150) days.
244	505		(d) If a federal grant is to be issued to fund a portion of the
245	506		construction of the subject of the bid, the board shall allow the
246	507		bidder ninety (90) days.
247	508		(d) (e) A failure to award and execute the contract and to issue
248	509		notice within the time required by this section entitles the successful
249	510		bidder to:
250	511		(1) reject the contract and withdraw the successful bidder's bid
251		-	HEA 1198 — Concur 7
252	512		without prejudice; or
253	513		(2) extend the time to award the contract and provide notice to
254	514		proceed at an agreed later date.
255	515		If the successful bidder elects to reject the contract and withdraw the
256	516		bidder's bid, notice of that election must be given to the board in
257	517		writing within fifteen (15) days of the sixty (60) day expiration date or
258	518		any other extension date.
259	519		SECTION 6. IC 36-1-12-7 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
260	520		FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. (a) This section
261	521		does not apply to public work that:
262	522		(1) is considered routine maintenance or upkeep; or
263	523		(2) does not require a building permit issued by a city, town,
264	524		or county.
265	525		(b) Public work performed or contracted for on a public building,
266	526		the cost of which is more than one hundred thousand dollars
267	527		($100,000), may be undertaken by the board only in accordance with
268	528		plans and specifications approved by an architect or engineer licensed
269	529		under IC 25-4 or IC 25-31 if the scope of the public work requires a
270	530		design release under IC 22-15-3.
271	531		SECTION 7. IC 36-1-12-24, AS AMENDED BY P.L.236-2023,
272	532		SECTION 162, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
273	533		[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 24. (a) As used in this section,
274	534		"contractor" includes a subcontractor of a contractor.
275	535		(b) IC 4-13-18, regarding drug testing of employees of public works
276	536		contractors, applies to a public works contract if the estimated cost of
277	537		the public works contract is at least the following:
	538	+	(1) Three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000), if the contract is
	539	+	for a public school corporation, a board of aviation
	540	+	commissioners established under IC 8-22-2, or an airport
	541	+	EH 1198—LS 7246/DI 137 14
	542	+	authority established under IC 8-22-3.
	543	+	(2) One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), if the contract
	544	+	is for a political subdivision other than a school corporation, a
	545	+	board of aviation commissioners established under IC 8-22-2,
	546	+	or an airport authority established under IC 8-22-3.
	547	+	(c) An employee drug testing program submitted to the board under
	548	+	this section must have been effective and applied at the time of the
	549	+	solicitation for bids.
	550	+	(d) A contractor who has previously filed a copy of the contractor's
	551	+	employee drug testing program with the board in the current calendar
	552	+	year or within the previous two (2) calendar years satisfies the
	553	+	requirement for submitting an employee drug testing program, unless
	554	+	the employee drug testing program has been revised.".
	555	+	Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
	556	+	and when so amended that said bill do pass.
	557	+	(Reference is to HB 1198 as introduced.)
	558	+	VANNATTER
	559	+	Committee Vote: yeas 12, nays 0.
	560	+	_____
	561	+	HOUSE MOTION
	562	+	Mr. Speaker: I move that House Bill 1198 be amended to read as
	563	+	follows:
	564	+	Page 3, delete lines 7 through 42, begin a new paragraph and insert:
	565	+	"SECTION 2. IC 36-1-12-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.236-2023,
	566	+	SECTION 159, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
	567	+	[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) This section applies whenever
	568	+	the cost of a public work project will be at least the following:
	569	+	(1) three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000). if the political
	570	+	subdivision is a school corporation.
	571	+	(2) One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), if the political
	572	+	subdivision is not a school corporation.
	573	+	(b) The board must comply with the following procedure:
	574	+	(1) The board shall prepare general plans and specifications
	575	+	describing the kind of public work required, but shall avoid
	576	+	specifications which might unduly limit competition. If the
	577	+	project involves the resurfacing (as defined by IC 8-14-2-1) of a
	578	+	EH 1198—LS 7246/DI 137 15
	579	+	road, street, or bridge, the specifications must show how the
	580	+	weight or volume of the materials will be accurately measured
	581	+	and verified.
	582	+	(2) The board shall file the plans and specifications in a place
	583	+	reasonably accessible to the public, which shall be specified in the
	584	+	notice required by subdivision (3).
	585	+	(3) Upon the filing of the plans and specifications, the board shall
	586	+	publish notice in accordance with IC 5-3-1 calling for sealed
	587	+	proposals for the public work needed. If the board receives
	588	+	electronic bids as set forth in subsection (d), the board shall also
	589	+	provide electronic access to the notice of the bid solicitation
	590	+	through the computer gateway administered under
	591	+	IC 4-13.1-2-2(a)(6) by the office of technology.
	592	+	(4) The notice must specify the place where the plans and
	593	+	specifications are on file and the date fixed for receiving bids.
	594	+	(5) The period of time between the date of the first publication
	595	+	and the date of receiving bids shall be governed by the size of the
	596	+	contemplated project in the discretion of the board. The period of
	597	+	time between the date of the first publication and receiving bids
	598	+	may not be more than:
	599	+	(A) six (6) weeks if the estimated cost of the public works
	600	+	project is less than twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000);
	601	+	and
	602	+	(B) ten (10) weeks if the estimated cost of the public works
	603	+	project is at least twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000).
	604	+	(6) The board shall require the bidder to submit a financial
	605	+	statement, a statement of experience, a proposed plan or plans for
	606	+	performing the public work, and the equipment that the bidder has
	607	+	available for the performance of the public work. The statement
	608	+	shall be submitted on forms prescribed by the state board of
	609	+	accounts.
	610	+	(7) The board may not require a bidder to submit a bid before the
	611	+	meeting at which bids are to be received. The meeting for
	612	+	receiving bids must be open to the public. All bids received shall
	613	+	be opened publicly and read aloud at the time and place
	614	+	designated and not before. Notwithstanding any other law, bids
	615	+	may be opened after the time designated if both of the following
	616	+	apply:
	617	+	(A) The board makes a written determination that it is in the
	618	+	best interest of the board to delay the opening.
	619	+	(B) The day, time, and place of the rescheduled opening are
	620	+	announced at the day, time, and place of the originally
	621	+	EH 1198—LS 7246/DI 137 16
	622	+	scheduled opening.
	623	+	(8) Except as provided in subsection (c), the board shall:
	624	+	(A) award the contract for public work or improvements to the
	625	+	lowest responsible and responsive bidder; or
	626	+	(B) reject all bids submitted.
	627	+	(9) If the board awards the contract to a bidder other than the
	628	+	lowest bidder, the board must state in the minutes or memoranda,
	629	+	at the time the award is made, the factors used to determine which
	630	+	bidder is the lowest responsible and responsive bidder and to
	631	+	justify the award. The board shall keep a copy of the minutes or
	632	+	memoranda available for public inspection.
	633	+	(10) In determining whether a bidder is responsive, the board may
	634	+	consider the following factors:
	635	+	(A) Whether the bidder has submitted a bid or quote that
	636	+	conforms in all material respects to the specifications.
	637	+	(B) Whether the bidder has submitted a bid that complies
	638	+	specifically with the invitation to bid and the instructions to
	639	+	bidders.
	640	+	(C) Whether the bidder has complied with all applicable
	641	+	statutes, ordinances, resolutions, or rules pertaining to the
	642	+	award of a public contract.
	643	+	(11) In determining whether a bidder is a responsible bidder, the
	644	+	board may consider the following factors:
	645	+	(A) The ability and capacity of the bidder to perform the work.
	646	+	(B) The integrity, character, and reputation of the bidder.
	647	+	(C) The competence and experience of the bidder.
	648	+	(12) The board shall require the bidder to submit an affidavit:
	649	+	(A) that the bidder has not entered into a combination or
	650	+	agreement:
	651	+	(i) relative to the price to be bid by a person;
	652	+	(ii) to prevent a person from bidding; or
	653	+	(iii) to induce a person to refrain from bidding; and
	654	+	(B) that the bidder's bid is made without reference to any other
	655	+	bid.
	656	+	(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b)(8), a county may award sand,
	657	+	gravel, asphalt paving materials, or crushed stone contracts to more
	658	+	than one (1) responsible and responsive bidder if the specifications
	659	+	allow for bids to be based upon service to specific geographic areas and
	660	+	the contracts are awarded by geographic area. The geographic areas do
	661	+	not need to be described in the specifications.
	662	+	(d) Notwithstanding subsection (b), a board may receive electronic
	663	+	bids for the public work if:
	664	+	EH 1198—LS 7246/DI 137 17
	665	+	(1) the solicitation for bids indicates the procedure for
	666	+	transmitting the electronic bid to the board; and
	667	+	(2) the board receives the bid on a facsimile machine or system
	668	+	with a security feature that protects the content of an electronic
	669	+	bid with the same degree of protection as the content of a bid that
	670	+	is not transmitted by a facsimile machine.
	671	+	(e) A board may select a vendor to provide an electronic platform
	672	+	to accommodate the electronic bidding process.
	673	+	SECTION 3. IC 36-1-12-4.7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.236-2023,
	674	+	SECTION 160, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
	675	+	[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4.7. (a) This section applies
	676	+	whenever a public work project is estimated to cost at least the
	677	+	following:
	678	+	(1) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and less than three hundred
	679	+	thousand dollars ($300,000). if the political subdivision is a
	680	+	school corporation.
	681	+	(2) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and less than one hundred
	682	+	fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), if the political subdivision is
	683	+	not a school corporation.
	684	+	(b) The board must proceed under the following provisions:
	685	+	(1) The board shall invite quotes from at least three (3) persons
	686	+	known to deal in the class of work proposed to be done by mailing
	687	+	them a notice stating that plans and specifications are on file in a
	688	+	specified office. The notice must be mailed not less than seven (7)
	689	+	days before the time fixed for receiving quotes.
	690	+	(2) The board may not require a person to submit a quote before
	691	+	the meeting at which quotes are to be received. The meeting for
	692	+	receiving quotes must be open to the public. All quotes received
	693	+	shall be opened publicly and read aloud at the time and place
	694	+	designated and not before.
	695	+	(3) The board shall award the contract for the public work to the
	696	+	lowest responsible and responsive quoter.
	697	+	(4) The board may reject all quotes submitted.
	698	+	SECTION 4. IC 36-1-12-4.9, AS AMENDED BY P.L.236-2023,
	699	+	SECTION 161, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
	700	+	[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4.9. (a) This section applies to a
	701	+	public work for the routine operation, routine repair, or routine
	702	+	maintenance of existing structures, buildings, or real property if the
	703	+	cost of the public work is estimated to be less than the following:
	704	+	(1) three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000). if the political
	705	+	subdivision is a school corporation.
	706	+	(2) One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), if the political
	707	+	EH 1198—LS 7246/DI 137 18
	708	+	subdivision is not a school corporation.
	709	+	(b) The board may award a contract for a public work described in
	710	+	subsection (a) in the manner provided in IC 5-22.".
	711	+	Delete pages 4 through 5.
	712	+	Page 6, delete lines 1 through 34.
	713	+	Page 7, delete lines 32 through 42, begin a new paragraph and
	714	+	insert:
	715	+	"SECTION 7. IC 36-1-12-24, AS AMENDED BY P.L.236-2023,
	716	+	SECTION 162, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
	717	+	[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 24. (a) As used in this section,
	718	+	"contractor" includes a subcontractor of a contractor.
	719	+	(b) IC 4-13-18, regarding drug testing of employees of public works
	720	+	contractors, applies to a public works contract if the estimated cost of
	721	+	the public works contract is at least the following:
278	722		(1) three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000). if the contract is
279	723		for a public school corporation.
280	724		(2) One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), if the contract
281	725		is for a political subdivision other than a school corporation.
282	726		(c) An employee drug testing program submitted to the board under
283	727		this section must have been effective and applied at the time of the
284	728		solicitation for bids.
285	729		(d) A contractor who has previously filed a copy of the contractor's
286	730		employee drug testing program with the board in the current calendar
287	731		year or within the previous two (2) calendar years satisfies the
288	732		requirement for submitting an employee drug testing program, unless
289		-	the employee drug testing program has been revised.
290		-	HEA 1198 — Concur Speaker of the House of Representatives
291		-	President of the Senate
292		-	President Pro Tempore
293		-	Governor of the State of Indiana
294		-	Date: Time:
295		-	HEA 1198 — Concur
	733	+	the employee drug testing program has been revised.".
	734	+	Delete page 8.
	735	+	(Reference is to HB 1198 as printed January 30, 2025.)
	736	+	TESHKA
	737	+	_____
	738	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	739	+	Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Pensions and Labor, to
	740	+	which was referred House Bill No. 1198, has had the same under
	741	+	consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with
	742	+	the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:
	743	+	Page 1, line 7, delete "five hundred thousand dollars".
	744	+	Page 1, line 8, delete "($500,000)." and insert "three hundred
	745	+	EH 1198—LS 7246/DI 137 19
	746	+	seventy-five thousand dollars ($375,000), adjusted annually by the
	747	+	percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban
	748	+	Consumers as published by the United States Bureau of Labor
	749	+	Statistics. The department of local government finance shall
	750	+	annually publish the adjusted cost estimate threshold for the
	751	+	current year, determined in the manner required by this
	752	+	subsection, on the department's website.".
	753	+	and when so amended that said bill do pass.
	754	+	(Reference is to HB 1198 as reprinted February 4, 2025.)
	755	+	ROGERS, Chairperson
	756	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0.
	757	+	EH 1198—LS 7246/DI 137