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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1239 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3117
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Steven Ultrino and Carmine Lawrence Gentile
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to enhance cooperative purchasing opportunities for cities and towns.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Steven Ultrino33rd Middlesex1/11/2023Carmine Lawrence Gentile13th Middlesex1/18/2023Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and Norfolk2/10/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire2/15/2023Brian W. Murray10th Worcester2/21/2023David Allen Robertson19th Middlesex2/21/2023John Barrett, III1st Berkshire2/21/2023Samantha Montaño15th Suffolk2/27/2023James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester3/6/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1239 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3117
By Representatives Ultrino of Malden and Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 3117) of Steven Ultrino, Carmine Lawrence Gentile and others for legislation to
further regulate public procurement. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act to enhance cooperative purchasing opportunities for cities and towns.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 22 of chapter 30B of the General Laws is hereby amended by
2inserting after the first paragraph, the following paragraph: -
3 Notwithstanding the provisions of any other section of this Chapter, public procurement
4units that conduct a cooperative purchasing agreement may award contracts to multiple offerors
5through a request for proposals if their chief procurement officer determines that doing so is in
6the best interests of the parties to the cooperative purchasing agreement.