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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama HB 417 exempts playground equipment purchases from public works law
Last action · February 19, 2026: Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarSponsor: Mike Shaw
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What This Bill Would Do
Representative Shaw introduced HB 417 to exempt the purchase, design, and installation of playground equipment on public property from the , effective June 1, 2026. The legislation requires these contracts to be procured instead under standard goods and services bidding laws. Playground equipment under the bill includes structures like slides, swings, climbing equipment, seesaws, splash pads, and ancillary purchases such as safety surfacing and fencing.
Public K-12 schools and other public entities looking to buy and install playground gear will follow standard goods and services procurement rules instead of heavy public works regulations, altering bidding procedures for local projects starting June 1, 2026.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
public K-12 schools
Procurement rules for purchasing and installing playground equipment change as these contracts are exempted from the public works law.
playground equipment vendors
Bidding and procurement procedures for selling playground equipment to public entities shift to general goods and services laws.
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Currently on floor. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Passed.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 19, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 18, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Feb 10, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Feb 10, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on County and Municipal Government
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