# Alabama HB320: Public works contracts; requirement to publish publish advertisement; further provided Alabama HB320, Public works contracts; requirement to publish publish advertisement; further provided, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chris Pringle (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-14 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB320-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama HB320 - State: Alabama - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Public works contracts; requirement to publish publish advertisement; further provided - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-20 - Last action: 2025-05-14, Enacted - Sponsor: Chris Pringle (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Competitive Bidding - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (554 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Cities must publish public works notices: benefit, low. 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 outsid… - Small state road projects require notice: benefit, low. 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 les… - State bid website allows agency fees: mixed, low. 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 satisf… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Chris Pringle (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-06 | House | Pringle Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1183 | pass | 101 | 0 | 2 | | 2025-05-01 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 918 | pass | 32 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-05-01 | Senate | Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 917 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2025-03-18 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 427 | pass | 99 | 0 | 3 | | 2025-03-18 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 91 | 0 | 7 | | 2025-03-18 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 428 | pass | 98 | 0 | 4 | | 2025-03-18 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 429 | pass | 100 | 0 | 3 | ## Actions (25) - 2025-05-14: Enacted (House) - 2025-05-06: Pringle Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1183 (House) - 2025-05-06: Ready to Enroll (House) - 2025-05-06: Enrolled (House) - 2025-05-06: Signature Requested (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Substitute Offered (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 917 (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 918 (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Substitute (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Third Reading in House of Origin (House) - 2025-03-18: State Government Engrossed Substitute Offered (House) - 2025-03-18: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 427 (House) - 2025-03-18: Pringle 1st Amendment Offered (House) - 2025-03-18: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 428 (House) - 2025-03-18: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 429 (House) - 2025-03-18: Engrossed (House) - 2025-02-27: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2025-02-26: State Government 1st Amendment (House) - 2025-02-26: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House) - 2025-02-20: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government (House) - 2025-02-20: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB320-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB320-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB320-enr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted) - SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted) - SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted) - HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted) - HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted) - HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB320-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB320-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB320-enr.pdf) ## Related - [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs) - [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs) - [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs) - [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs) - [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs) - [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs) - [Alabama bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama/bills) - [Alabama state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB320-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).