SB19 Alabama 2014 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2014
Title
Competitive bids, contracts for public works, sealed bids, error in publication does not prevent contract from being bid if authority shows proof of submission of advertisement, Sec. 39-2-2, 41-16-24, 41-16-54 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, an awarding authority
may let contracts for public works involving
$50,000 or less with or without advertising for
sealed bids</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would allow an awarding authority
to let a contract for public works if a newspaper
to which an advertisement for sealed bids for the
contract was submitted by the awarding authority
did not publish the advertisement, and the
authority can provide proof that it in good faith
submitted the advertisement to the newspaper</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Sections 39-2-2, 41-16-24, and 41-16-54 of
the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to a contract for public
works; to allow an awarding authority to let a contract for
public works if a newspaper to which an advertisement for
sealed bids for the contract was submitted by the awarding
authority did not publish the advertisement and the authority
can provide proof that it in good faith submitted the
advertisement to the newspaper.
</p>
Subjects
Competitive Bids
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2014 | S | Assigned Act No. 2014-373. |
| April 1, 2014 | S | Enrolled |
| April 1, 2014 | H | Signature Requested |
| April 1, 2014 | S | Passed Second House |
| April 1, 2014 | H | Joned intended to vote Nay |
| April 1, 2014 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 998 |
| April 1, 2014 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 20, 2014 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| January 30, 2014 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government |
| January 28, 2014 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 209 |
| January 28, 2014 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| January 22, 2014 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| January 14, 2014 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB19 Alabama 2014 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | SB19 Alabama 2014 Session - Enrolled |