WA People
BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2129: State contracting & bonding

Bringing Washington state government contracting provisions into compliance with federal law as it relates to small works bonding requirements.

Summary

  • Increases the threshold amount of a public works contract allowing a public entity to retain a percentage of payment in lieu of requiring a surety bond from $35,000 to $150,000.
  • Decreases the percentage of the amount of a public works contract retained by the public entity in lieu of a surety bond from 50 to 25 percent.
  • Increases the threshold amount of a public works contract allowing a public entity to accept full payment and performance bond from an individual surety from $100,000 to $150,000.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2129), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedFeb 16, 2015
  2. Out of committeeFeb 5, 2016
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37)
Introduced
February 16, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
SB 5912
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to bringing Washington state government contracting provisions into compliance with federal law as it relates to small works bonding requirements;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37)

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  3. Minority; without recommendation.
  4. SG - Majority; do pass.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2129 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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