Hearing
Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Hearing
Finance and Taxation at 15:00:00
HB320 Alabama 2025 Session
Updated Jan 14, 2026
HB320 Alabama 2025 Session
House Bill
Enacted
Current Status
2025 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
-
Chris Pringle RepresentativeRepublican - Session
- 2025 Regular Session
- Title
- Public works contracts; requirement to publish publish advertisement; further provided
- Description
Under existing law, before entering into any contract for a public works involving an amount in excess of $100,000, an awarding authority must advertise for sealed bids in a specified manner, which generally includes advertisement by newspaper once a week for three consecutive weeks.
This bill would provide certain additional methods of publication that would serve as a safe harbor for the award of a contract for public works in the event a publication by newspaper fails to be completed.
- Subjects
- Competitive Bidding
Bill Actions
H
Enacted
H
Enacted
S
Signature Requested
H
Enrolled
H
Ready to Enroll
H
Pringle Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1183
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 918
S
Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 917 7BQA1VV-1
S
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Substitute Offered 7BQA1VV-1
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee Second House
S
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Substitute 7BQA1VV-1
S
Pending Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
H
Engrossed
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 429
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 428 W1WPG95-1
H
Pringle 1st Amendment Offered W1WPG95-1
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 427 SLL3T75-1
H
State Government Engrossed Substitute Offered SLL3T75-1
H
Third Reading in House of Origin
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin from House State Government SLL3T75-1
H
State Government 1st Amendment 2JJB2KS-1
H
Pending House State Government
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government
Calendar
Hearing
House State Government Hearing
Room 206 at 15:00:00
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 429
Yes
100
Abstained
3
Absent
1
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 428 W1WPG95-1
Yes
98
Abstained
4
Absent
2
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 427 SLL3T75-1
Yes
99
Abstained
3
Absent
2
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
91
Abstained
7
Absent
6
HBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
91
Abstained
7
Absent
6
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 918
Yes
32
Abstained
1
Absent
1
Elliott motion to Adopt - Roll Call 917 7BQA1VV-1
Yes
33
Absent
1
Pringle Concur In and Adopt - Roll Call 1183
Yes
101
Abstained
2
Documents
Bill Text (Enrolled)
HB320 Alabama 2025 Session - Enrolled
Bill Text (Engrossed)
HB320 Alabama 2025 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
HB320 Alabama 2025 Session - Introduced
Amendment
House State Government Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Amendment
House State Government State Government 1st Amendment
Amendment
House Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 428
Amendment
Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Substitute
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by First Chamber Committee
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by Second Chamber Committee
Source: Alabama Legislature