# Alabama SB36: Competitive bidding; contract protest procedures revised; requirements for submitting disclosure statements revised

Alabama SB36, Competitive bidding; contract protest procedures revised; requirements for submitting disclosure statements revised, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Wes Kitchens (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-06 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama SB36
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Competitive bidding; contract protest procedures revised; requirements for submitting disclosure statements revised
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Enacted
- Sponsor: Wes Kitchens (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Competitive Bidding
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (267 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Wes Kitchens (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 268 | pass | 103 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 100 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 51 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 32 | 0 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-05-06: Enacted (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Third Reading in Second House (House)
- 2025-02-27: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 268 (House)
- 2025-02-27: Ready to Enroll (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Signature Requested (House)
- 2025-02-27: Delivered to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-19: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House)
- 2025-02-12: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 51 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on County and Municipal Government (House)
- 2025-02-12: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House)
- 2025-02-11: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB36-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB36-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/SB36-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB36-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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB36-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).