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HB63 Alabama 2019 Session

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Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Steve McMillan
Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
County housing authorities, bonds, electronic posting of notices to potential purchasers of bonds, eliminate bids from being advertised for three weeks, Secs. 24-1-71, 24-1-83, 41-4-16 am'd.
Description

Under existing law, the bonds of a county housing authority may be sold at a public sale after notice has been published in a newspaper circulating in the county and in a financial newspaper published in the City of New York, New York, or in the City of New Orleans, Louisiana

Under existing law, a county housing authority is prohibited from entering into any contract for the construction of any house or building or purchase of materials for the construction of any house or building costing more than $100 without three weeks' advertising for bids and a public letting to the lowest responsible bidder

Under existing law, no bonds of any housing authority may be issued or sold without prior written consent of the Department of Finance

This bill would add the option of electronic posting of the notice to potential purchasers of the bonds

This bill would eliminate the requirement for bids to be advertised for three weeks and publicly let to the lowest responsible bidder

This bill would also exclude municipal, county, and regional housing authorities from the requirement of obtaining prior written consent of the Department of Finance to issue and sell bonds

Relating to county housing authorities, to amend Sections 24-1-71, 24-1-83, and 41-4-16, Code of Alabama 1975, to add the option of electronic posting of the notice to potential purchasers of bonds; to eliminate the requirement for bids to be advertised for three weeks and publicly let to the lowest responsible bidder; and to exclude municipal, county, and regional housing authorities from the requirement of obtaining prior written consent of the Department of Finance to issue and sell bonds.

Subjects
Housing Authorities

Bill Actions

Action DateChamberAction
April 4, 2019SRead for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs
April 4, 2019HEngrossed
April 4, 2019HMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 119
April 4, 2019HMotion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 118
April 4, 2019HCounty and Municipal Government first Substitute Offered
April 4, 2019HThird Reading Passed
March 20, 2019HRead for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
March 5, 2019HRead for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on County and Municipal Government

Bill Calendar

TypeDateLocationDescription
HearingMay 1, 2019Room 825 at 10:00Senate GA Hearing
HearingMay 1, 2019Room 825 at 10:00Senate GA Hearing
HearingMarch 20, 2019Room 429 at 13:30House C&MG Hearing

Bill Text

Download HB63 Alabama 2019 Session PDF

Bill Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2019-04-04
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Motion to Adopt
2019-04-04
Chamber: House
Result: Passed

Bill Documents

TypeLink
Bill Text HB63 Alabama 2019 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text HB63 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced
Bill Amendments House County and Municipal Government first Substitute Offered
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