2026 Regular Session
HB261
State Procurement - Competitive Proof of Concept Procurement
Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025
Establishing competitive proof of concept procurements as an authorized procurement method; providing that a competitive proof of concept procurement may have multiple phases of evaluation; requiring a unit of State government to obtain the approval of the Chief Procurement Officer or a designee before conducting a certain competitive proof of concept procurement; altering the required contents of a competitive proof of concept procurement solicitation; etc.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 26, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
133 yea–0 nay · 3 not voting · 5 absent
April 6, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
42 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 4 absent
April 10, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
126 yea–0 nay · 9 not voting · 6 absent
Committee referrals
February 27, 2026 · Senate
Budget and Taxation
January 14, 2026 · House
Government, Labor, and Elections
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 265
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House Passed Enrolled View roll call
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House Third Reading Passed (126-0) View roll call
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House House Concurs Senate Amendments
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Senate Third Reading Passed (42-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {403423/1 Adopted
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
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Senate Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate Referred Budget and Taxation
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House Third Reading Passed (133-0) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed
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House Favorable Adopted
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House Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
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House Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
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House Pre-filed