HB194 Alabama 2024 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Phillip PettusRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2024
Title: State government; procurement code, further exceptions provided for volunteer fire departments and rescue squads
Summary: HB194 would exempt volunteer fire departments and rescue squads from the state procurement code and require them to follow local competitive bidding laws.
What This Bill Does
It amends Section 41-4-124 to exclude volunteer fire departments and rescue squads from the state procurement code. Instead, their purchases would be governed by local competitive bidding requirements, as is already the case for district attorneys and sheriffs. The bill also states that procurement by district attorneys, volunteer fire departments, rescue squads, or sheriffs shall be solely governed by Article 3 starting with Section 41-16-50. It becomes effective October 1, 2024.

Who It Affects
Volunteer fire departments: purchases of supplies and services would be governed by local competitive bidding laws rather than the state procurement code.
Rescue squads: purchases of supplies and services would be governed by local competitive bidding laws rather than the state procurement code.

Key Provisions
Explicitly adds volunteer fire departments and rescue squads to the group whose procurement is governed by local competitive bidding laws (Article 3) instead of the state procurement code.
Requires that procurement by district attorneys, volunteer fire departments, rescue squads, and sheriffs be solely governed by Article 3, starting with Section 41-16-50.
Effective date: October 1, 2024.

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