HB 65 Alabama House · 2023 Regular Session

To amend Sections 16-13B-1, 16-13B-4, and 16-13B-5, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to competitive bidding on contracts of city and county boards of education; to increase the minimum amount for contracts subject to competitive bid from $15,000 to $40,000; to provide a legislative process for increasing the threshold dollar amount in the future based on increases in the Consumer Price Index; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Summary
Competitive Bidding, minimum amount of contracts subject to for local boards of education increased
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Mar 6, 2023 Signed May 17, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 2, 2023 · House Apr 11, 2023

How they voted

310
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 34
May 2, 2023
D Democratic8
7 Yea 1
87% Yea
R Republican26
24 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
6
Committee
5
May 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (Finance and Taxation Education)
upper
Apr 12, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (Finance and Taxation Education)
upper
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Ways and Means Education)
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Ways and Means Education)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Terri Collins
Terri Collins
RRepublican
AL
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