---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to public contracts; to amend Sections 41-16-50, 41-16-51, 41-16-52, 41-16-53, 41-16-54, and 41-16-55, Code of Alabama 1975, to increase the threshold dollar amount for which competitive bidding is generally required for certain state and local public awarding authorities, with exceptions; to provide a legislative method for the increase of the threshold dollar amount; 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."
description: "Public contracts; competitive bidding on contracts of certain state and local awarding authorities, further provided; threshold dollar amount for which competitive bidding required, increased."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "SB 108"
citation: "Alabama SB 108 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public contracts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Linda Coleman-Madison"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cca54e49-002f-4fa8-af12-52be25d1d44c"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "05aeef7859534cf9b92cfd040708cd196d50ae2f851faa04c8744c5e1d79cbf3"
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 108 (2023rs) — Relating to public contracts; to amend Sections 41-16-50, 41-16-51, 41-16-52, 41-16-53, 41-16-54, and 41-16-55, Code of Alabama 1975, to increase the threshold dollar amount for which competitive bidding is generally required for certain state and local public awarding authorities, with exceptions; to provide a legislative method for the increase of the threshold dollar amount; 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.

Public contracts; competitive bidding on contracts of certain state and local awarding authorities, further provided; threshold dollar amount for which competitive bidding required, increased.

## 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/SB108-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-135** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1255995.AI1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB108-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 455 on SB108 (2023 Regular Session) — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 137 on SB108 (2023 Regular Session) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Linda Coleman-Madison — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (State Government) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (State Government) `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (State Governmental Affairs) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (State Governmental Affairs) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-135 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cca54e49-002f-4fa8-af12-52be25d1d44c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).