SB 2662: AUDITOR; EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS; PURCHASING AGENCIES; AUDIT; EXCEPTIONS; REPORTS
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2026-03-06
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-03-12: Referred to LMG, FIN, referral sheet 17)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Requires each purchasing agency to provide justification for hiring external consultants. Requires each agency to seek approval from the Legislature for consulting contracts exceeding a certain dollar amount. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Requires the Compliance Audit Unit within the Office of the Auditor to conduct regular audits of agency consultant contracts to assess cost-effectiveness and compliance. Establishes exceptions. Requires each chief procurement officer to ensure that inherent government functions are not delegated to a contractor. Effective 1/1/2525. (SD2)
Discussed in Hearing
28SECSenate Standing Committee on Ways and Means
28SECSenate Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism
28SECSenate Standing Committee on Water, Land, Culture and the Arts
2MINSenate Standing Committee on Government Operations
2MINSenate Standing Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
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