republic-os/legislation/us/states/al/2023rs/hb-168.md

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Bill	Relating to public works contracts; to amend Sections 39-1-1, 39-2-1, 39-2-2, and 39-2-6, Code of Alabama 1975, to increase the threshold dollar amount for which competitive bidding is generally required; to further provide for certain notice procedures; to authorize the publication of notice by electronic means; to authorize the use of electronic sealed bids; 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 requirements, threshold dollar amount increased for public works contracts and certain state and local contracts	us/states/al	Alabama Legislature	2023rs	HB 168	Alabama HB 168 (2023rs)	bill	Public contracts	enacted	Kerry (Bubba) Underwood	6	21	3	2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00	2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/98356e9a-9a17-4e82-9760-19e0082c88a6	https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search	0e7ccaef45a7d4d4ec0d00e5fe5014c84e42a9735fba0b25bd19fa5e8da2070c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-al

Alabama HB 168 (2023rs) — Relating to public works contracts; to amend Sections 39-1-1, 39-2-1, 39-2-2, and 39-2-6, Code of Alabama 1975, to increase the threshold dollar amount for which competitive bidding is generally required; to further provide for certain notice procedures; to authorize the publication of notice by electronic means; to authorize the use of electronic sealed bids; 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 requirements, threshold dollar amount increased for public works contracts and certain state and local contracts

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Act 2023-497 (committee substitute) — source
3. Amendment BD88JJ-1 (committee substitute) — source
4. State Government Amendment 50XZM6-1 (committee substitute) — source
5. State Government Amendment G0R166-1 (committee substitute) — source
6. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Roll of the S for Vote 1209 on HB168 (2023 Regular Session) — 31–0 (pass) · upper
• Roll of the H for Vote 808 on HB168 (2023 Regular Session) — 96–3 (pass) · lower
• Roll of the H for Vote 807 on HB168 (2023 Regular Session) — 97–1 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Kerry (Bubba) Underwood — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00 Enrolled
• 2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00 Ready to Enroll
• 2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00 Read a Third Time and Pass passage
• 2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00 On Third Reading in Second House
• 2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00 Read Second Time in Second House
• 2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out of Committee in Second House
• 2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Favorably (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development) committee-passage
• 2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00 Referred to Committee (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development) referral-committee
• 2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00 Read First Time in Second House reading-1
• 2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00 Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended passage
• 2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00 Adopt
• 2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00 On Third Reading in House of Origin
• 2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00 Read Second Time in House of Origin
• 2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
• 2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Favorably (State Government) committee-passage
• 2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00 AMD/SUB (State Government)
• 2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00 AMD/SUB (State Government)
• 2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00 AMD/SUB (State Government)
• 2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00 Introduced and Referred (State Government) introduction, referral
• 2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00 Read First Time in House of Origin reading-1
• 2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00 Enacted as 2023-497 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/98356e9a-9a17-4e82-9760-19e0082c88a6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).