---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public contracts, county public building authorities, exemption provided"
description: "Competitive Bidding"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2024rs"
identifier: "SB 234"
citation: "Alabama SB 234 (2024rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Competitive Bidding"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sam Givhan"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-03-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-05-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a28443de-47dd-4e15-a408-e7d0e655582a"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "c6ad9d2f3fe47874f2aedd1665781c04c600021109cb2b20e66194b8c6244a4e"
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 234 (2024rs) — Public contracts, county public building authorities, exemption provided

Competitive Bidding

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB234-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2024-280** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1542684.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment Z8M1RKK-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/Z8M1RKK-1.pdf)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB234-eng.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB234-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 968 on SB234 (2024 Regular Session) — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 406 on SB234 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 967 on SB234 (2024 Regular Session) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 405 on SB234 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 404 on SB234 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sam Givhan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2024-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2024-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 968 `passage`
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2024-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (County and Municipal Government)
- **2024-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (County and Municipal Government)
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on County and Municipal Government `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 406 `passage`
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Givhan motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 405
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Givhan 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (County and Municipal Government)
- **2024-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2024-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (County and Municipal Government)
- **2024-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-08T17:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2024-280 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a28443de-47dd-4e15-a408-e7d0e655582a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).