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H 3369

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2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Bill Chumley and 2 co-sponsors

Requires Massachusetts school transport contracts with EVs to honor all IFB criteria when awarding bids, ensuring non-price factors (safety, lifecycle, charging) are used.

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus
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Bill Summary · H 3369

Bill Summary — H 3369 (2025)

Title: An Act relative to school transportation contracts
Lead sponsor: Representative Meghan K. Kilcoyne (12th Worcester)
Filed/Introduced: Prefiled 12/05/2024; introduced and read first time 01/14/2025
Current status / actions:
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary (01/14/2025); later referred to State Administration and Regulatory Oversight (02/27/2025)
- Senate concurred (02/27/2025)
- Member Oremus added as sponsor (04/08/2025)
- Hearing scheduled: 07/15/2025, 1:00–5:00 PM (room B‑1)
Related bill: HD 1229 (replaced)

Note on extraneous content: The legislative text provided includes unrelated language from a South Carolina draft concerning restrictions on certain mobile applications; that South Carolina material is not part of Massachusetts H 3369. The operative Massachusetts text is summarized below.

Purpose / Intent

H 3369 seeks to clarify procurement requirements for school transportation contracts that include electric vehicles (EVs). The bill directs procurement officers to take into account all evaluation criteria that are set forth in the invitation for bids (IFB) when awarding such contracts. The intent appears to be ensuring that non‑price factors specified in an IFB (for example, technical, safety, maintenance, or lifecycle considerations related to EVs) are actually used in the award decision.

Key provision(s)

  • Amends Section 5 of Chapter 30B of the Massachusetts General Laws by inserting language after the word “bidder” to require that:
    • “for bids for school transportation contracts that include electric vehicles, the procurement officer shall consider all criteria set forth in the invitation for bids when awarding said contract.”

What it changes / How it works

  • Requires procurement officers (state or municipal, as governed by chapter 30B) to apply every criterion they publish in an IFB when evaluating bids for school transportation contracts involving EVs.
  • Does not prescribe what criteria must be used, how criteria are weighted, or any specific evaluation methodology — it simply mandates consideration of whatever criteria the IFB specifies.

Who is affected

  • Local school districts and other public entities that procure school transportation services involving electric school buses.
  • Procurement officers and municipal/state contracting officials who prepare IFBs and award contracts under chapter 30B.
  • Bus contractors, fleet operators, and vendors bidding on school transportation contracts (including EV manufacturers and service providers).
  • Indirectly affects students, families, and communities through procurement outcomes (e.g., EV adoption, service quality, maintenance arrangements).

Potential impacts and considerations

  • Encourages more holistic evaluation of bids (beyond lowest bid) where IFBs set out technical, safety, lifecycle cost, charging infrastructure, maintenance, or training criteria related to EVs.
  • Places on procurement officers the procedural obligation to follow the IFB’s stated evaluation scheme; may reduce disputes where bidders claim criteria were ignored.
  • Because the bill does not define required criteria or scoring methods, outcomes will depend on how clearly and consistently agencies draft IFBs and disclose evaluation standards.
  • Implementing agencies may need to develop technical expertise to evaluate EV‑specific factors (e.g., charging infrastructure, total cost of ownership, warranty and training provisions).

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Hearing on this bill is scheduled for July 15, 2025 (B‑1). Committee consideration and possible amendments will occur at or after that hearing.
  • If passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor, the amendment would become part of Chapter 30B and apply to future IFBs for school transportation contracts that include electric vehicles.

If you’d like, I can: (a) draft model IFB language to comply with this requirement, (b) outline sample evaluation criteria and weightings for EV school bus procurements, or (c) track subsequent committee action and amendments.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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