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Am. S. B. No. 109As Reported by the Senate Insurance, Commerce and Labor Committee
As Reported by the Senate Insurance, Commerce and Labor Committee

124th General Assembly
Regular Session
2001-2002
Am. S. B. No. 109


SENATORS Nein, Mumper



A BILL
To enact sections 9.315 and 9.316 of the Revised Code to prohibit an agent of a public authority, in issuing an invitation for bids or a request for proposals for a contract with the public authority, from requiring that any bond or insurance policy required under the contract be furnished by or acquired from a particular surety or insurance company or a particular agent or broker.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 9.315 and 9.316 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 9.315. (A) As used in sections 9.315 and 9.316 of the Revised Code, "public authority" means the state or a county, township, municipal corporation, school district, or other political subdivision of the state, or any public agency, authority, board, commission, instrumentality, or special district of the state or of a county, township, municipal corporation, school district, or other political subdivision of the state.
(B) No officer, employee, or other agent of a public authority, in issuing an invitation for bids or a request for proposals for a contract with the public authority for the rendering of services or the supplying of materials, or for the construction, demolition, alteration, repair, or reconstruction of any public building, structure, highway, or other improvement, shall, directly or indirectly, require that any bid bond, performance bond, payment bond, or other bond, or any insurance policy, required under the contract be furnished by or acquired from a particular surety or insurance company or a particular agent or broker.
Sec. 9.316. (A) A person that is likely to be damaged by a violation of section 9.315 of the Revised Code may commence a civil action for injunctive relief against the public authority, and the court of common pleas involved in that action may grant injunctive relief based on the principles of equity and on the terms that the court considers reasonable. Proof of monetary damage or loss of profits is not required in a civil action commenced under this division.
(B) The court may award reasonable attorney's fees and court costs to the prevailing party in a civil action authorized by division (A) of this section.
Section 2. Sections 9.315 and 9.316 of the Revised Code, as enacted by this act, apply only with respect to contracts that are entered into on or after the effective date of this act.
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