2023 House Bill 5067

Local government: other; procedures to limit foreign influence in local contracting; establish.

A bill to prohibit units of local government from awarding, extending, or renewing certain procurement contracts; to establish procedures related to the solicitation of certain procurement contracts by units of local government; and to prescribe civil sanctions.

Official record

AI Analysis – Experimental

Seeks to prevent local government units from awarding, extending, or renewing procurement contracts with entities controlled by or significantly associated with governments of certain foreign countries of concern, including China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, and Syria.

Introduced in the House

Sept. 28, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Greg Markkanen (R-110) and 17 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Mike Hoadley (R-99), Jamie Thompson (R-28), Gregory Alexander (R-98), Matt Bierlein (R-97), Luke Meerman (R-89), Jay DeBoyer (R-63), Matt Maddock (R-51), William Bruck (R-30), Gina Johnsen (R-78), Rachelle Smit (R-43), Andrew Fink (R-35), Jaime Greene (R-65), Cameron Cavitt (R-106), Angela Rigas (R-79), Kathy Schmaltz (R-46), John Roth (R-104) and Tom Kunse (R-100)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations