26RS HB 392

House Bill 392

Actions

Last Action	01/15/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to local public agency transactions.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1684
Sponsor	M. Meredith
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 45A.345, relating to local procurement, to define "best value" and redefine "evaluated bid price" as "economic efficiency"; amend KRS 45A.365 to require invitations for bids to state that awards be made on the best value rather than the lowest evaluated bid price; delete requirement for the inclusion of a reciprocal preference for resident bidders; require awards to the best value bid rather than the bid that is lowest evaluated bid price remove reference to reciprocal preference; amend KRS 45A.370 to allow purchases through competitive negotiation using the best value bid rather than the lowest evaluated bid; remove references to reciprocal preference; amend KRS 45A.375, relating to competitive negotiation to allow awards to be made upon the best value rather than lowest evaluated bid, and remove reference to reciprocal preference; amend KRS 45A.385, relating to small purchase procedures, to increase the small purchase maximum amount to $60,000 from $40,000; index the maximum amount by $10,000 every 5 years beginning in 2030; require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to publicize the current amount; amend KRS 45A.420, relating to cooperative purchasing, to allow local public agencies to make agreements using an established discount, quote, formula, or other pricing method as established by the Commonwealth when an agreement does not establish a fixed unit price; amend KRS 82.083, relating to the disposition of property owned by a city, to amend the definition of "independent appraisal" as it relates to personal property for which there is no applicable nationally published valuation standard, to include a generally accepted method to determine a good-faith estimate; amend KRS 82.084 to add law enforcement vehicles and equipment to the exclusions from KRS 45A.345 to 45A.460 and 424.260; amend KRS 424.260 to increase the limit for making advertisements for purchases to $60,000 from $40,000; index the small purchase maximum amount by $10,000 every 5 years beginning in 2030; amend KRS 157.420 and 157.440 to conform; repeal KRS 65.027, relating to reciprocal preference to resident bidders.
Index Headings of Original Version	Advertising - Local procurement, use of best value bid in lieu of lowest evaluated bid price Cities - Disposition of surplus property, valuation standards Cities - Procurement, Commonwealth price agreements Cities - Procurement, law enforcement vehicles and equipment Cities - Procurement, maximum amounts for small purchases Cities - Procurement, use of best value bid in lieu of lowest evaluated bid price Counties - Procurement, Commonwealth price agreements Counties - Procurement, maximum amounts for small purchases Counties - Procurement, use of best value bid in lieu of lowest evaluated bid price Financial Responsibility - Local procurement, use of best value bid in lieu of lowest evaluated bid price Local Government - Cities, disposition of surplus property, valuation standards Local Government - Cities, procurement, law enforcement vehicles and equipment Local Government - Procurement, Commonwealth price agreements Local Government - Procurement, maximum amounts for small purchases Local Government - Procurement, use of best value bid in lieu of lowest evaluated bid price Public Procurement - Local public agency procurement, methods, standards Public Procurement - Local procurement, use of best value bid in lieu of lowest evaluated bid price State Agencies - Finance and Administration Cabinet, notation of index of small purchase procedure amount Local Mandate - Local public agency procurement, methods, standards