HB172 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Barbara DrummondRepresentative

Democrat

Co-Sponsor

Danny Garrett

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

State purchasing, collection of data by Secretary of State as Chief Procurement Officer, Sec. 41-4-177.10 added

Summary

The bill creates a data collection program to track minority, small, and women-owned businesses in Alabama and ties procurement data to these groups, with rules to implement and annual reporting.

What This Bill Does

It adds a new section that requires the Chief Procurement Officer to collect and maintain data on small and disadvantaged businesses in the state, identify goods and services that could be purchased from them, and measure how much state contracting goes to these firms. The Secretary of State must adopt rules to implement this and report data annually, with data available to the Legislative Services Agency upon request. The act’s immediate effectiveness depends on another bill creating the Office of Chief Procurement Officer.

Who It Affects

• Minority individuals and minority-owned businesses in Alabama, as defined in the bill, who may become sources for state contracts and be tracked in the data system.
• Small and women-owned businesses in Alabama, as defined in the bill, to the extent they participate in state procurement and are included in the data and reporting.
• State procurement officials (Chief Procurement Officer and Secretary of State) responsible for collecting data, maintaining the database, identifying procurement opportunities, and implementing reporting requirements.
• Legislative oversight bodies (Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee and Legislative Services Agency) that receive annual and on-request data and reports.

Key Provisions

• Defines minority, minority-owned, small, and woman-owned businesses, and small or disadvantaged businesses for the purposes of state procurement data collection.
• Requires the Chief Procurement Officer to collect data from the Secretary of State, Department of Labor, and other sources; maintain a database; identify goods/services that can be purchased from these businesses; and determine the share of contracts awarded to them.
• Requires annual reporting to the Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee and allows data to be shared with the Legislative Services Agency upon request.
• Requires the Secretary of State to adopt rules or procedures to implement these responsibilities and to report data to the Chief Procurement Officer at least annually by January 31.
• States that the act becomes effective immediately after passage, contingent on the enactment of SB that creates the Office of Chief Procurement Officer.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

State Government