---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to public contracts; to amend Section 39-3-4, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide requirements for the use of iron produced within the United States for certain public works projects under certain conditions."
description: "Public works contracts; use of iron made in the United States, required"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 157"
citation: "Alabama HB 157 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public works contracts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Faulkner"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-15T16:05:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b2e4091-d6db-4c02-a32a-93d90885f773"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "7e64fbd3cd6c119ba681c21f52fef665b0c008ce4c812b885889a79a65b43d0f"
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 HB 157 (2023rs) — Relating to public contracts; to amend Section 39-3-4, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide requirements for the use of iron produced within the United States for certain public works projects under certain conditions.

Public works contracts; use of iron made in the United States, required

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB157-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-180** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1260772.AI1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB157-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 476 on HB157 (2023 Regular Session) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 246 on HB157 (2023 Regular Session) — **102–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David Faulkner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development) `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Commerce and Small Business) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Commerce and Small Business) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-05-15T16:05:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-180 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b2e4091-d6db-4c02-a32a-93d90885f773`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).