SB109 Alabama 2021 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Competitive bidding, awarding authority allowed to negotiate lowest bidder when all bids exceed available funding, Sec. 39-2-6 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, competitive bid laws
require governmental public works contracts to be
awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive
bidder</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would allow a local board of
education or a public two-year or four-year
institution of higher education authority, under
certain specified circumstances, to negotiate with
the lowest responsible and responsive bidder when
all bids received exceed the funding available to
the awarding authority for the contract</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 39-2-6, Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to competitive bidding on state public works
contracts; to allow a local board of education or a public
two-year or four-year institution of higher education
authority to negotiate with the lowest responsible and
responsive bidder under certain specified circumstances.
</p>
Subjects
Competitive Bids
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2021 | S | Assigned Act No. 2021-439. |
| May 4, 2021 | S | Enrolled |
| May 4, 2021 | H | Signature Requested |
| May 4, 2021 | S | Passed Second House |
| April 29, 2021 | H | Lipscomb and Wilcox intended to vote Yea |
| April 29, 2021 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1061 |
| April 29, 2021 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 24, 2021 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 11, 2021 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government |
| February 11, 2021 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 173 |
| February 11, 2021 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| February 9, 2021 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 2, 2021 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | February 24, 2021 | Room 206 REVISED AGENDA at 15:00 | House SG Hearing |
| Hearing | February 9, 2021 | Room 825 at 13:00 | Senate GA Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB109 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | SB109 Alabama 2021 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Tourism First Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Tourism Second Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Marsh first Substitute Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Chambliss Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Livingston Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Singleton Amendment Offered |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB109 for Governmental Affairs |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB109 for State Government |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB215 for Tourism |