HB109 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Alan BakerRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Corrections Dept., purchasing authority further provided to include services and advertisements, Sec. 14-7-8 am'd.

Summary

HB 109 expands the Department of Corrections' authority to promote its products and services to the public and exempts prison-made goods purchases from the normal state purchasing process.

What This Bill Does

It authorizes the Department of Corrections to promote its products and services using advertisements, receptions, meals, and other commonly used advertising methods to the general public. It preserves the department's authority to establish and maintain prison industries that manufacture goods for state and local agencies using prisoner labor. It makes purchases for the manufacture or production of prison-made goods exempt from the Division of Purchasing of the Department of Finance. It becomes effective on August 1, 2019.

Who It Affects

• Alabama Department of Corrections and its prison industries: gain expanded authority to promote products and services and to operate industries using prisoner labor.
• State and local government agencies that buy prison-made goods: affected by the purchasing exemption, allowing procurement outside the Department of Finance's purchasing division.

Key Provisions

• Authorize the DOC to promote the department's products and services using advertisements, receptions, meals, and other commonly used methods to advertise to the general public.
• Exempt purchases for the manufacture or production of prison-made goods from the Division of Purchasing of the Department of Finance.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Corrections Department