---
type: "Bill"
title: "To amend Sections 16-13B-1, 16-13B-4, and 16-13B-5, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to competitive bidding on contracts of city and county boards of education; to increase the minimum amount for contracts subject to competitive bid from $15,000 to $40,000; to provide a legislative process for increasing the threshold dollar amount in the future based on increases in the Consumer Price Index; 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: "Competitive Bidding, minimum amount of contracts subject to for local boards of education increased"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 65"
citation: "Alabama HB 65 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Competitive Bidding"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Terri Collins"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-03-06T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8dde455e-4e05-4d94-999e-545d411ee93a"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "4a01803f475a2b23703ab3bd46320f0dd982b9e9a6bc4f868fc19763b1de50f2"
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 65 (2023rs) — To amend Sections 16-13B-1, 16-13B-4, and 16-13B-5, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to competitive bidding on contracts of city and county boards of education; to increase the minimum amount for contracts subject to competitive bid from $15,000 to $40,000; to provide a legislative process for increasing the threshold dollar amount in the future based on increases in the Consumer Price Index; 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.

Competitive Bidding, minimum amount of contracts subject to for local boards of education 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/HB65-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-203** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1262549.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment KJ8WAA-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/KJ8WAA-1.pdf)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB65-eng.pdf)
5. **Ways and Means Education Amendment 4PK8RR-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/4PK8RR-1.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB65-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 157 on HB65 (2023 Regular Session) — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 511 on HB65 (2023 Regular Session) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 158 on HB65 (2023 Regular Session) — **101–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Terri Collins — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Filed `filing`
- **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 (Finance and Taxation Education) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Finance and Taxation Education) `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Ways and Means Education) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Ways and Means Education)
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Ways and Means Education)
- **2023-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Ways and Means Education) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-203 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8dde455e-4e05-4d94-999e-545d411ee93a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).