HOUSE BILL NO. 205                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An   Act  relating   to   state   and  public   entity                                                                    
     procurement,  including  the  State  Procurement  Code,                                                                    
     procurement preferences, and  contract awards; relating                                                                    
     to the  meaning of  'Alaska bidder'; and  providing for                                                                    
     an effective date."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
10:05:19 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Fairclough  explained   that  HB  205  would                                                                    
streamline the  procurement process, would  eliminate seldom                                                                    
used  employers  with disabilities  preference,  consolidate                                                                    
all procurement  preferences under one statute,  and clarify                                                                    
which preferences were cumulative and  those that may not be                                                                    
combined.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
10:05:55 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman discussed the fiscal notes in the packet.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
HB  205  was  HEARD  and   HELD  in  committee  for  further                                                                    
consideration.