S 2219
An Act to enhance cooperative purchasing opportunities for cities and towns
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Bill overview
This bill aims to improve how cities and towns in Massachusetts can purchase goods and services together. It seeks to expand cooperative purchasing opportunities, allowing local governments to pool their buying power to negotiate better prices and save taxpayer money. The legislation intends to streamline the process and increase participation in these collaborative purchasing efforts. This will ultimately benefit municipalities by reducing costs and improving efficiency.
Key provisions
- Expands cooperative purchasing opportunities for cities and towns.
- Aims to increase participation in collaborative purchasing programs.
- Seeks to streamline the process of establishing and utilizing cooperative purchasing agreements.
- Focuses on leveraging combined buying power to achieve cost savings.
- Encourages the use of standardized procurement processes.
- Supports the development of regional cooperative purchasing initiatives.
Who is affected
- Cities
- Towns
- Local Governments
- Municipalities
- Purchasing Departments
Notable changes
- The bill focuses on enhancing existing cooperative purchasing frameworks.
- It does not introduce entirely new procurement regulations.
- It builds upon existing efforts to promote cost-effective government purchasing.
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Primary sponsor
Bruce E. Tarr
Cosponsors
Bruce E. Tarr
Michael O. Moore
Patrick M. O'Connor
Peter J. Durant
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Bill S.2219 194th (Current)
An Act to enhance cooperative purchasing opportunities for cities and towns
By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2219) of Bruce E. Tarr and Michael O. Moore for legislation to enhance cooperative purchasing opportunities for cities and towns. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
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Bill Information
Bill Information
Presenter: Bruce E. Tarr Status: Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
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Bill History
Displaying 5 actions for Bill S.2219
| Date | Branch | Action |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight |
| 2/27/2025 | House | House concurred |
| 7/3/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 07/15/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 |
| 12/24/2025 | Senate | Reporting date extended to Saturday January 31, 2026 |
| 2/9/2026 | Senate | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
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