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AlabamaHB3202025 Regular SessionHouse

Public works contracts; requirement to publish publish advertisement; further provided

Sponsored By: Chris Pringle (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Cities must publish public works notices

Beginning October 1, 2025, Alabama cities must advertise sealed bids for public works contracts over $100,000. The newspaper option requires at least one notice in a general-circulation newspaper published in the city. If none is published there, the city must post notice on a bulletin board outside its purchasing office. It must also mail or email the notice to the Department of Finance for publication on the state's central website.

Small state road projects require notice

Beginning October 1, 2025, Alabama's transportation department must post qualifying small road projects on its public website before awarding contracts. This applies to road construction or maintenance contracts using the exception from sealed-bid advertising. Each project must cost $250,000 or less and appear online for at least seven calendar days before contracting. The total cost of projects using this exception remains capped at $1 million per year.

State bid website allows agency fees

Beginning October 1, 2025, Alabama's Department of Finance must run a central public website for public works bid notices. It may set operating rules and charge public agencies posting fees for setup and upkeep; no fee amount is set. After submitting required bid advertisements, agencies may satisfy notice rules through website publication lasting at least three weeks. Cities and their agencies may use seven consecutive calendar days; the transportation department may use its own public website for three weeks. Counties and their agencies may instead follow procedures submitted by the Association of County Engineers of Alabama and approved by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Chris Pringle

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 554 • No: 0

House vote • 5/6/2025

Pringle Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1183

Yes: 101 • No: 0 • Other: 2

Senate vote • 5/1/2025

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 918

Yes: 32 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Senate vote • 5/1/2025

Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 917

Yes: 33 • No: 0

House vote • 3/18/2025

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 427

Yes: 99 • No: 0 • Other: 3

House vote • 3/18/2025

Third Reading in House of Origin

Yes: 91 • No: 0 • Other: 7

House vote • 3/18/2025

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 428

Yes: 98 • No: 0 • Other: 4

House vote • 3/18/2025

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 429

Yes: 100 • No: 0 • Other: 3

Actions Timeline

  1. Enacted

    5/14/2025House

  2. Pringle Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1183

    5/6/2025House

  3. Ready to Enroll

    5/6/2025House

  4. Enrolled

    5/6/2025House

  5. Signature Requested

    5/6/2025Senate

  6. Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Substitute Offered

    5/1/2025Senate

  7. Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 917

    5/1/2025Senate

  8. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 918

    5/1/2025Senate

  9. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

    4/17/2025Senate

  10. Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Substitute

    4/16/2025Senate

  11. Reported Out of Committee Second House

    4/16/2025Senate

  12. Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

    3/19/2025Senate

  13. Pending Committee Action in Second House

    3/19/2025Senate

  14. Third Reading in House of Origin

    3/18/2025House

  15. State Government Engrossed Substitute Offered

    3/18/2025House

  16. Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 427

    3/18/2025House

  17. Pringle 1st Amendment Offered

    3/18/2025House

  18. Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 428

    3/18/2025House

  19. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 429

    3/18/2025House

  20. Engrossed

    3/18/2025House

  21. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

    2/27/2025House

  22. State Government 1st Amendment

    2/26/2025House

  23. Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

    2/26/2025House

  24. Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government

    2/20/2025House

  25. Pending Committee Action in House of Origin

    2/20/2025House

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