---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public contracts, competitive bids, contracts for heating and air conditioning systems, exemption further provided if issuing process approved by Examiners of Public Accounts, Sec. 39-2-2 am'd."
description: "Public contracts, competitive bids, contracts for heating and air conditioning systems, exemption further provided if issuing process approved by Examiners of Public Accounts, Sec. 39-2-2 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2021rs"
identifier: "SB 60"
citation: "Alabama SB 60 (2021rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Contracts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barfoot"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b28c093-5505-4012-8218-3d6c5cc92614"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB60"
source_hash: "a92df3a0d00aa649880b271c6115eb6d38587dd2a2bfa1efa49f9e057baa00d0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
---

# Alabama SB 60 (2021rs) — Public contracts, competitive bids, contracts for heating and air conditioning systems, exemption further provided if issuing process approved by Examiners of Public Accounts, Sec. 39-2-2 am'd.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/SB60-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 209915-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/209915-1.pdf)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/SB60-eng.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/SB60-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Barfoot motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 92 — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 93 — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 859 — **88–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barfoot — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Barfoot Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Barfoot motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 92 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 93 `passage`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 859 `passage`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2021-282. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1b28c093-5505-4012-8218-3d6c5cc92614`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).