# Alabama SB180: Government administration, state and local agencies prohibited from contracting with media monitoring organizations and certain contractors and companies

Alabama SB180, Government administration, state and local agencies prohibited from contracting with media monitoring organizations and certain contractors and companies, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Josh Carnley (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-06 (Currently Indefinitely Postponed) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama SB180
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Government administration, state and local agencies prohibited from contracting with media monitoring organizations and certain contractors and companies
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Currently Indefinitely Postponed
- Sponsor: Josh Carnley (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Government Administration
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Josh Carnley (Republican), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2025-05-06: Currently Indefinitely Postponed (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: County and Municipal Government 1st Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB180-int.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/SB180-int.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB180-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).