SB182 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bobby D. SingletonSenator

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Linda Coleman-MadisonVivian Davis FiguresRodger Smitherman

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

SB182 would require the state’s new Chief Procurement Officer and the Secretary of State to collect and report data on minority- and women-owned businesses and their participation in state procurement.

What This Bill Does

It creates a framework to collect data on minority- and women-owned businesses, maintain a state database, and assess how much procurement work goes to these firms. The Chief Procurement Officer must identify eligible small and disadvantaged businesses and report an annual summary to a legislative oversight committee, and can share data with the Legislative Services Agency on request. The Secretary of State will adopt rules to implement these duties, and data reporting to the Chief Procurement Officer is to occur no later than January 31 each year; the act becomes effective only if another bill creates the Office of Chief Procurement Officer.

Who It Affects

• Minority-owned and woman-owned businesses in Alabama, whose status and participation will be tracked and reported; the data collection could affect opportunities and visibility in state procurement.
• State procurement entities (Chief Procurement Officer and Secretary of State) and legislative bodies (Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee and the Legislative Services Agency), which must collect, maintain, and report data and oversee implementation.

Key Provisions

• Adds new data collection provision (41-4-177.10) defining minority individuals and minority-owned, woman-owned, small, and small/disadvantaged businesses with criteria based in-state ownership and control.
• Requires the Chief Procurement Officer to obtain information from the Secretary of State, Department of Labor, and others, maintain a database, identify goods/services purchasable from small/disadvantaged businesses, and determine the share of contracts awarded to them.
• Requires annual reporting of a data summary to the Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee by the end of February and sharing data with the Legislative Services Agency upon request; the Secretary of State must adopt rules and report data to the Chief Procurement Officer annually by Jan 31.
• Provides that the act becomes effective only after enactment of SB creating the Office of Chief Procurement Officer; otherwise contingent.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 23, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

State Government