FINAL BILL REPORT

                  HB 1827

                         C 365 L 99

                     Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Concerning printing contracts entered into by state agencies.

Sponsors:  Representatives D. Schmidt, Romero and McMorris.

House Committee on State Government

Senate Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing & Financial Institutions

Senate Committee on State & Local Government

Background:

All printing, binding, and stationary work done for a county, city, town, port district, or school district must be done in Washington.  However, this work may be done outside of the state if the:

$work cannot be executed within the state;

$lowest charge for which the work can be procured in the state exceeds the charge usually and customarily made to private individuals and corporations for similar work; or

$bids for the work are excessive and not reasonably competitive.

A similar restriction does not exist for printing done for state agencies.

Summary:

Printing, binding, and stationary work ordered by a state agency must be done in the state, subject to the same exceptions for out of state work that are currently applicable to such work ordered by a county, city, town, port district, or school district.

Votes on Final Passage:

House893

House903(House reconsidered)

Senate443

Effective:July 25, 1999