HB243 Alabama 2018 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, a governmental body that enters into a public works project that exceeds $50,000 must advertise and solicit sealed bids
This bill would allow the Department of Transportation to let contracts for road construction or maintenance projects without advertising for sealed bids if the project does not exceed $250,000 and the project is listed on the department website for a certain time period beforehand, provided all such projects not requiring advertising and sealed bids may not exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate per year
Relating to competitive bidding; to amend Section 39-2-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to allow the Department of Transportation to let contracts for road construction or maintenance projects without advertising for sealed bids if the project does not exceed $250,000 and the project is listed on the department website for a certain time period beforehand, provided all such projects not requiring advertising and sealed bids may not exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate per year.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 6, 2018 | H | Enrolled |
| March 6, 2018 | H | Assigned Act No. 2018-199. |
| March 6, 2018 | H | Delivered to Governor at 2:38 p.m. on March 6, 2018. |
| March 6, 2018 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| March 6, 2018 | S | Signature Requested |
| March 1, 2018 | H | Enrolled |
| March 1, 2018 | H | Passed Second House |
| March 1, 2018 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 581 |
| March 1, 2018 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| February 15, 2018 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 8, 2018 | H | Engrossed |
| February 8, 2018 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Transportation and Energy |
| February 8, 2018 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 256 |
| February 8, 2018 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 255 |
| February 8, 2018 | H | State Government Amendment Offered |
| February 8, 2018 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 1, 2018 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| January 18, 2018 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | February 14, 2018 | Rm. 727 at 11:30 | Senate T&E Hearing |
| Hearing | January 31, 2018 | Room 429 at 15:00 | House SG Hearing |
| Hearing | March 8, 2017 | Room 617 (Room Change this week) at 13:30 | House JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB243 Alabama 2018 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | House State Government first Amendment Offered |