Washington D.C. Council Bill 230545 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on November 19 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-11-11 - Committee Report Filed
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

As introduced Bill 23-545 provides remediation for subcontractors in the event of non-payment by contractors or higher-tier subcontractors. It requires that payments be made to subcontractors within 7 days of receipt of funds paid to contractor from the District agency. It also standardizes program compliance verification with a site visit, creates an anonymous violation reporting mechanism, and incentivizes small business subcontracting. Among other things it also closes loopholes to prevent program abuse.

Small Business Procurement Reform Omnibus Amendment Act of 2019

Cnc. Robert White [D]	Cnc. Kenyan McDuffie [D]	Cnc. Brianne Nadeau [D]	Cnc. Trayon White [D]
Cnc. Mary Cheh [D]	Cnc. Anita Bonds [D]	Cnc. Brandon Todd [D]	Cnc. David Grosso [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-11-11	Council	Committee Report Filed
2020-11-09	Council	Committee Mark-up of B23-0545
2020-09-29	Council	Public Hearing Held
2020-09-11	Council	Notice of Public Hearing Published in the DC Register
2020-09-03	Council	Notice of Public Hearing Published in the DC Register
2019-11-22	Council	Notice of Intent to Act on B23-0545 Published in the DC Register
2019-11-19	Council	Referred to Committee on Facilities and Procurement
2019-11-19	Council	Introduced in Committee of the Whole

Type	Source
Summary	https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B23-0545
Text	https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/43624/Introduction/B23-0545-Introduction.pdf