HB282 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Rhett MarquesRepresentative

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Government administration, state and local agencies prohibited from contracting with media monitoring organizations and certain contractors and companies

Summary

HB282 would ban Alabama state and local agencies from contracting with media monitoring organizations or any firms that use their services, and would require vendors and contractors to certify they do not engage in such arrangements.

What This Bill Does

It bars agencies from entering contracts with media monitoring organizations or with advertising/marketing firms that use their services, and from providing support to such organizations. Bidders for agency contracts must certify they will not engage in these prohibited agreements, and contractors must certify they have not done so before extending, renewing, or modifying any contract. There are limited exceptions for contracting to aggregate news or information relevant to the agency, and for providing analysis of ad performance. The act becomes effective on October 1, 2025.

Who It Affects

• State and local government agencies in Alabama—would be prohibited from contracting with media monitoring organizations or with ad/marketing firms that use those services, and would need to verify compliance from bidders and contractors; modifications to contracts would require certifications.
• Companies and contractors seeking or holding agency contracts (including marketing/advertising firms and their subcontractors)—would need to certify they are in compliance when bidding and before contract extensions or modifications, under the act's requirements.

Key Provisions

• No agency may contract with a media monitoring organization or with an advertising/marketing agency that uses the services of a media monitoring organization, and it may not provide support to a media monitoring organization (except non-discretionary actions required by law).
• Any company bidding for a contract for marketing services must certify compliance with the prohibitions (subdivisions (a)(1) and (a)(2)).
• An agency must obtain from any contractor a certification of compliance with the prohibitions before extending, renewing, or modifying an advertising/marketing services contract, effective October 1, 2025.
• Exceptions: (d) Agencies may contract for services that aggregate news or information relevant to the agency; (e) Companies may provide analytical or statistical information on ad performance.
• Effective date: October 1, 2025.

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

Subjects

Government Administration