---
type: "Bill"
title: "State government, purchasing, Office of Chief Procurement Officer, established in Finance Dept., Division of Purchasing, abolished, Secs. 41-4-110 to 41-4-161, inclusive, 41-16-20 to 41-16-32, incl., 41-16-70 to 41-16-79, incl., repealed; Secs. 41-4-110 to 41-4-116, incl., 41-4-120 to 41-4-151, incl., 41-4-155, 41-4-160 to 41-4-168, incl., 41-4-170 to 41-4-178, incl., added; Sec. 41-4-66, 41-16-50 am'd."
description: "State government, purchasing, Office of Chief Procurement Officer, established in Finance Dept., Division of Purchasing, abolished, Secs. 41-4-110 to 41-4-161, inclusive, 41-16-20 to 41-16-32, incl., 41-16-70 to 41-16-79, incl., repealed; Secs. 41-4-110 to 41-4-116, incl., 41-4-120 to 41-4-151, incl., 41-4-155, 41-4-160 to 41-4-168, incl., 41-4-170 to 41-4-178, incl., added; Sec. 41-4-66, 41-16-50 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2021rs"
identifier: "SB 77"
citation: "Alabama SB 77 (2021rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Orr"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8261adf-d550-49c3-b4fc-1d2e7275f25a"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB77"
source_hash: "dd80ec54fbe62db6cf61c32bee239a04bfeb74df13e125e1d26273b8e15ae33e"
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 77 (2021rs) — State government, purchasing, Office of Chief Procurement Officer, established in Finance Dept., Division of Purchasing, abolished, Secs. 41-4-110 to 41-4-161, inclusive, 41-16-20 to 41-16-32, incl., 41-16-70 to 41-16-79, incl., repealed; Secs. 41-4-110 to 41-4-116, incl., 41-4-120 to 41-4-151, incl., 41-4-155, 41-4-160 to 41-4-168, incl., 41-4-170 to 41-4-178, incl., added; Sec. 41-4-66, 41-16-50 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/SB77-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 209571-3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/209571-3.pdf)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/SB77-eng.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/SB77-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 97 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 866 — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 98 — **29–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Orr — 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 Finance and Taxation Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Finance and Taxation Education Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 97 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 98 `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`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+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 866 `passage`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2021-296. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8261adf-d550-49c3-b4fc-1d2e7275f25a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).