Public contracts: University of California and community college districts: competitive bidding: best value.
Existing law requires the Regents of the University of California, except as provided, to let all contracts involving an expenditure of more than $100,000 annually for goods and materials or services to the lowest responsible bidder meeting certain specifications, or to reject all bids. Existing law requires the governing board of any community college district to let specified contracts involving an expenditure of more than $50,000 to the lowest responsible bidder meeting certain specifications, or else to reject all bids.
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California Legislature
20112012
SB 1280
California SB 1280 (20112012)
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Public contracts: University of California and community college districts: competitive bidding: best value.
California SB 1280 (20112012) — Public contracts: University of California and community college districts: competitive bidding: best value.
Existing law requires the Regents of the University of California, except as provided, to let all contracts involving an expenditure of more than $100,000 annually for goods and materials or services to the lowest responsible bidder meeting certain specifications, or to reject all bids. Existing law requires the governing board of any community college district to let specified contracts involving an expenditure of more than $50,000 to the lowest responsible bidder meeting certain specifications, or else to reject all bids.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB1280 Pavley By Lowenthal Concurrence — 34–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1280 Pavley Senate Third Reading By BLOCK — 72–3 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 33–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 8–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Pavley — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2012-02-23 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2012-02-24 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 25.
2012-03-08 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2012-03-26 Re-referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2012-04-13 Set for hearing April 25.
2012-04-18 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-05-01 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3302.) (April 25). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-05-02 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-05-11 Set for hearing May 21.
2012-05-21 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2012-05-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-05-25 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 3616.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-05-25 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2012-06-04 Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. referral-committee
2012-06-19 Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2012-06-26 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-07-05 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-06 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-08-09 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 8). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-13 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-08-14 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-08-23 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 3. Page 6177.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-08-24 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2012-08-31 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 5061.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2012-09-10 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
2012-09-28 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2012-09-28 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 708, Statutes of 2012.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ffc59556-f958-47fe-8345-82e666cc4287. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).