AlabamaAIDT may make certain purchases outside state review rules
Starting October 1, 2026, AIDT may make certain purchases without committee review or competitive bidding, and its director must certify some building plans.
What it does
AIDT may enter contracts for goods, services, training, and related resources without review by the Contract Review Legislative Oversight Committee.
Commerce or AIDT may buy goods and services for companies with economic development project agreements without competitive bidding. AIDT must report those purchases.
Before building work or related funding, AIDT’s director must certify to the Governor that the proposal fits the Strategic Workforce Plan.
Argument forAIDT and Commerce could buy project related goods and services without competitive bidding, which may help them support companies working under development agreements.
Argument againstCompanies tied to development agreements could receive goods or services through purchases outside competitive bidding, which may reduce chances for other vendors to compete.
More detail
AIDT may enter new contracts for goods, services, training, and related resources without review by the Contract Review Legislative Oversight Committee. This applies to contracts AIDT enters to support its purpose. The act is set to take effect October 1, 2026.
Commerce or AIDT may use a procurement exemption for certain goods and services tied to an economic development project agreement. The exemption covers goods, services, training, and related resources for a company with an economic development project agreement with Commerce or AIDT. The purchase must directly relate to or benefit a company with a project agreement with Commerce or AIDT. The Chief Procurement Officer may decide in writing, if asked, whether a purchase qualifies. AIDT must report these purchases annually and provide periodic reports if requested. The act is set to take effect October 1, 2026.
The AIDT director must certify to the Governor that certain building work or funding requests fit the Strategic Workforce Plan. This applies to AIDT buildings and the director’s certification to the Governor. Certification is required before AIDT plans new construction, renovation, or retrofitting, or requests or receives state or federal funding for that work. Certification must come first, before the covered building proposal or funding request or receipt.
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- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Apr 17EnactedBecame Law
- Apr 9EnrolledTo Governor
- Apr 9Delivered to GovernorMinor
- Apr 9Signature Requested
- Apr 8Third Reading in Second House
- Vote recorded Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1312. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 8Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1312Passed House
- Apr 8Ready to Enroll
- Apr 1Reported Out of Committee Second House
- Apr 1Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Economic Development and Tourism)Minor
- Mar 31Re-referred to Committee in Second House (Economic Development and Tourism)Minor
- Mar 19Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State GovernmentMinor
- Mar 19Pending Committee Action in Second House (State Government)
- Mar 17Third Reading in House of Origin
- Vote recorded Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 916. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Third Reading in House of Origin. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Singleton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 915. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 17Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Amendment Offered (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)Minor
- Mar 17Singleton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 915Major
- Mar 17Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 916Passed Senate
- Mar 17Engrossed
- Mar 11Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Amendment (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
- Mar 11Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Mar 11Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)Minor
- Feb 25Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic DevelopmentMinor
- Feb 25Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)Introduced
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