The bill submitted by the Inspector General proposes six legislative changes for the 2025-2026 session of the Massachusetts General Court. The first proposal aims to update Chapter 30B of the Uniform Procurement Act by equalizing price thresholds for school districts and municipalities, allowing procurements up to $100,000 to seek three written quotations instead of following a competitive sealed bidding process. Additionally, it raises the sound business practice threshold to $15,000 and permits the use of requests for proposals for procurements of $100,000 or less. The second proposal adds snow hauling and removal services to the existing exemption for snow plowing under Chapter 30B.

The remaining proposals include allowing a single procurement method for electric vehicles and their charging infrastructure, strengthening enforcement mechanisms for Retail Electricity Suppliers to recover owed funds, clarifying the process for county land disposition, and creating a non-budgeted special revenue fund to replace the current expendable trust fund of the Office of the Inspector General. Notably, the bill includes new legal language such as the creation of the Office of the Inspector General Recovery Fund and the specific procurement methods for electric vehicles, while also making adjustments to existing laws regarding procurement thresholds and county property disposal processes.