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Alabama Codifies Procurement and Contract Review Exemptions for the Industrial Development Training Institute
Original title: Department of Commerce; Alabama Industrial Development Training Institute; exemptions from state procurement law and contract review, provided
Last action · April 1, 2026: Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarSponsor: Andy Whitt
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill codifies existing exemptions for the Alabama Industrial Development Training Institute (AIDT) from s and review by the Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee, taking effect October 1, 2026.
Why it matters
The measure establishes permanent statutory exemptions for a state workforce training division, freeing its contracts and certain supply purchases from standard legislative oversight and competitive bidding requirements.
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.
Directly affected
Alabama Industrial Development Training Institute
AIDT receives statutory confirmation of its exemptions from state procurement laws and committee contract reviews.
Directly affected
Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee
The committee's review authority over AIDT contracts is formally exempted by statute.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What exemptions does this bill grant to the Alabama Industrial Development Training Institute?
The bill codifies exemptions for AIDT from s for certain supplies and services and from review by the Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee.
Who appoints the director of AIDT?
The director of AIDT is appointed by the Secretary of Commerce and serves at his or her pleasure.
When does this act become effective?
The act becomes effective on October 1, 2026.
What else do you want to know?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently passed chamber. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Law.
Procedural history
13 actions- Apr 1, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Apr 1, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Mar 31, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Mar 31, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Tourism
- Mar 31, 2026HouseEngrossed
- Mar 31, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1076
Show 7 earlier actions
- Mar 31, 2026HouseMotion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1075
- Mar 31, 2026HouseWhitt 1st Substitute Offered
- Mar 31, 2026HouseThird Reading in House of Origin
- Mar 5, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Mar 4, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Feb 26, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Feb 26, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Economic Development and Tourism
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
View official text →Voting Record
Third Reading in House of Origin
Total
100
- Yes
- 92
- No
- 1
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 2
- Abstain
- 5
How they voted (100)
Alan BakerParty not recordedyes
Tracy EstesParty not recordedyes
Chip BrownParty not recordedyes
Kenneth PaschalParty not recordedyes
Steve ClouseParty not recordedyes
Shane StringerParty not recordedyes
Craig LipscombParty not recordedyes
Curtis TravisParty not recordedyes
Danny GarrettParty not recordedyes
Heath AllbrightParty not recordedyes
Matt SimpsonParty not recordedyes
Laura HallParty not recordedyes
Andy WhittParty not recordedyes
Susan DuBoseParty not recordedno
Travis HendrixParty not recordedyes
Bryan BrinyarkParty not recordedyes
Leigh HulseyParty not recordedyes
Steve HurstParty not recordedyes
Ritchie WhortonParty not recordedyes
Norman CrowParty not recordedyes
Ontario TillmanParty not recordedyes
Kenyatté HassellParty not recordedyes
Paul LeeParty not recordedyes
Mike KirklandParty not recordedyes
76 more members
Rick RehmParty not recordedyes
Donna GivensParty not recordedyes
Terri CollinsParty not recordedyes
Jennifer FidlerParty not recordedyes
Berry ForteParty not recordedyes
Frances Holk-JonesParty not recordedyes
Thomas JacksonParty not recordedyes
Bubba UnderwoodParty not recordedyes
Neil RaffertyParty not recordedyes
Rolanda HollisParty not recordedyes
Ben HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Cindy MyrexParty not recordedabstain
Marcus ParamoreParty not recordedyes
James LomaxParty not recordedyes
Kelvin DatcherParty not recordedyes
Joe LovvornParty not recordedyes
Ron BoltonParty not recordedyes
Greg BarnesParty not recordedyes
David FaulknerParty not recordedyes
Jim HillParty not recordedyes
Randy WoodParty not recordedyes
Chris EnglandParty not recordedyes
Phillip EnslerParty not recordedyes
Juandalynn GivanParty not recordedyes
Troy StubbsParty not recordedyes
Kristin NelsonParty not recordedyes
Ernie YarbroughParty not recordedabstain
Adline ClarkeParty not recordedyes
Napoleon BracyParty not recordedyes
David StandridgeParty not recordedyes
Tim WadsworthParty not recordedyes
Nathaniel LedbetterParty not recordedyes
Prince ChestnutParty not recordedyes
Chad RobertsonParty not recordedyes
Brett EasterbrookParty not recordednot voting
Reed IngramParty not recordedyes
Ed OliverParty not recordedyes
Anthony DanielsParty not recordedyes
Barbara BoydParty not recordedyes
Chris PringleParty not recordedyes
Allen TreadawayParty not recordedyes
Russell BedsoleParty not recordedyes
Corley EllisParty not recordedyes
Bill LambParty not recordedyes
Danny CrawfordParty not recordedyes
TaShina MorrisParty not recordedyes
Chris BlackshearParty not recordedyes
Jamie KielParty not recordedabstain
Kelvin LawrenceParty not recordedyes
Barbara DrummondParty not recordedyes
Jeremy GrayParty not recordedyes
Arnold MooneyParty not recordednot voting
Ben RobbinsParty not recordedabstain
Jerry StarnesParty not recordedyes
Jeff SorrellsParty not recordedyes
Mack ButlerParty not recordedyes
Ginny ShaverParty not recordedyes
Jim CarnsParty not recordedabstain
Patrick SellersParty not recordedyes
Phillip PettusParty not recordedyes
Mark ShireyParty not recordedyes
Jeana RossParty not recordedyes
Rhett MarquesParty not recordedyes
Scott StadthagenParty not recordedyes
Mike ShawParty not recordedyes
Bob FincherParty not recordedyes
Matthew HammettParty not recordedyes
Marilyn LandsParty not recordedyes
Rex ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Phillip RigsbyParty not recordedyes
Pebblin WarrenParty not recordedyes
Sam JonesParty not recordedyes
Chris SellsParty not recordedyes
Margie WilcoxParty not recordedyes
Mark GidleyParty not recordedyes
Parker MooreParty not recordedyes
Show 2 earlier roll calls
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1076
Total
100
- Yes
- 71
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 3
- Abstain
- 26
How they voted (100)
Norman CrowParty not recordedyes
Craig LipscombParty not recordedyes
Leigh HulseyParty not recordedyes
Steve ClouseParty not recordedyes
Chip BrownParty not recordedyes
Cindy MyrexParty not recordedabstain
Ginny ShaverParty not recordedyes
Travis HendrixParty not recordedyes
Troy StubbsParty not recordedyes
Thomas JacksonParty not recordedyes
Ben HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Brett EasterbrookParty not recordednot voting
Marcus ParamoreParty not recordedyes
Kelvin DatcherParty not recordedyes
Ron BoltonParty not recordedyes
Patrick SellersParty not recordedyes
Neil RaffertyParty not recordedyes
Chad RobertsonParty not recordedyes
Phillip EnslerParty not recordedyes
Chris BlackshearParty not recordedyes
Jeana RossParty not recordedyes
Kristin NelsonParty not recordedyes
Joe LovvornParty not recordedyes
Rick RehmParty not recordedabstain
76 more members
Sam JonesParty not recordedyes
Ontario TillmanParty not recordedyes
TaShina MorrisParty not recordedyes
Chris EnglandParty not recordedyes
Prince ChestnutParty not recordedyes
Barbara DrummondParty not recordedyes
Corley EllisParty not recordedyes
Scott StadthagenParty not recordedabstain
Phillip PettusParty not recordedyes
Jeff SorrellsParty not recordedabstain
James LomaxParty not recordedyes
Jim CarnsParty not recordedabstain
Jennifer FidlerParty not recordedyes
Marilyn LandsParty not recordedyes
Parker MooreParty not recordedabstain
Jeremy GrayParty not recordedyes
Bryan BrinyarkParty not recordedyes
Terri CollinsParty not recordedyes
Susan DuBoseParty not recordedabstain
Andy WhittParty not recordedabstain
Mark GidleyParty not recordedyes
Danny CrawfordParty not recordedabstain
Randy WoodParty not recordedyes
Barbara BoydParty not recordedyes
Adline ClarkeParty not recordedyes
Ed OliverParty not recordedyes
Chris PringleParty not recordedyes
Chris SellsParty not recordedyes
Jerry StarnesParty not recordedyes
Arnold MooneyParty not recordednot voting
Tim WadsworthParty not recordedyes
Margie WilcoxParty not recordednot voting
Allen TreadawayParty not recordedyes
Frances Holk-JonesParty not recordedyes
Rolanda HollisParty not recordedyes
David FaulknerParty not recordedyes
Mack ButlerParty not recordedyes
Jim HillParty not recordedyes
Juandalynn GivanParty not recordedyes
Berry ForteParty not recordedyes
Ernie YarbroughParty not recordedabstain
Rhett MarquesParty not recordedabstain
Donna GivensParty not recordedyes
Jamie KielParty not recordedabstain
Bubba UnderwoodParty not recordedyes
Alan BakerParty not recordedyes
Matt SimpsonParty not recordedabstain
Mike ShawParty not recordedyes
Phillip RigsbyParty not recordedabstain
Napoleon BracyParty not recordedyes
Russell BedsoleParty not recordedyes
Bill LambParty not recordedabstain
Laura HallParty not recordedyes
Reed IngramParty not recordedabstain
Kelvin LawrenceParty not recordedyes
Matthew HammettParty not recordedabstain
Pebblin WarrenParty not recordedyes
Bob FincherParty not recordedyes
Anthony DanielsParty not recordedyes
Kenyatté HassellParty not recordedyes
Shane StringerParty not recordedabstain
Mike KirklandParty not recordedyes
Kenneth PaschalParty not recordedabstain
Tracy EstesParty not recordedabstain
Mark ShireyParty not recordedabstain
Curtis TravisParty not recordedyes
Steve HurstParty not recordedyes
Greg BarnesParty not recordedabstain
Paul LeeParty not recordedyes
Heath AllbrightParty not recordedabstain
Ben RobbinsParty not recordedabstain
Ritchie WhortonParty not recordedabstain
Rex ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Danny GarrettParty not recordedyes
David StandridgeParty not recordedabstain
Nathaniel LedbetterParty not recordedyes
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1075
Total
100
- Yes
- 79
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 2
- Abstain
- 19
How they voted (100)
Reed IngramParty not recordedabstain
Pebblin WarrenParty not recordedyes
Steve ClouseParty not recordedyes
Juandalynn GivanParty not recordedyes
Craig LipscombParty not recordedyes
Jeana RossParty not recordedyes
Parker MooreParty not recordedyes
Mark GidleyParty not recordedyes
Jerry StarnesParty not recordedyes
Kenyatté HassellParty not recordedyes
Ron BoltonParty not recordedyes
Curtis TravisParty not recordedyes
Travis HendrixParty not recordedyes
Patrick SellersParty not recordedyes
Phillip EnslerParty not recordedyes
Rex ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Shane StringerParty not recordedabstain
Ontario TillmanParty not recordedyes
Chris EnglandParty not recordedyes
Jim CarnsParty not recordedabstain
James LomaxParty not recordedyes
Ed OliverParty not recordedyes
Bryan BrinyarkParty not recordedyes
Joe LovvornParty not recordedyes
76 more members
Jeremy GrayParty not recordedyes
Mike KirklandParty not recordedyes
Danny GarrettParty not recordedyes
Norman CrowParty not recordedyes
Mack ButlerParty not recordedyes
Rolanda HollisParty not recordedyes
Anthony DanielsParty not recordedyes
Leigh HulseyParty not recordedyes
Cindy MyrexParty not recordedyes
TaShina MorrisParty not recordedyes
Mark ShireyParty not recordedabstain
Margie WilcoxParty not recordedyes
Phillip PettusParty not recordedyes
Kelvin DatcherParty not recordedyes
Kelvin LawrenceParty not recordedyes
Terri CollinsParty not recordedyes
Napoleon BracyParty not recordedyes
Neil RaffertyParty not recordedyes
Sam JonesParty not recordedyes
Ginny ShaverParty not recordedyes
Corley EllisParty not recordedyes
Alan BakerParty not recordedyes
Brett EasterbrookParty not recordednot voting
Kristin NelsonParty not recordedyes
Chip BrownParty not recordedyes
Berry ForteParty not recordedyes
Chris PringleParty not recordedyes
Mike ShawParty not recordedyes
David FaulknerParty not recordedyes
Adline ClarkeParty not recordedyes
Barbara BoydParty not recordedyes
Frances Holk-JonesParty not recordedyes
Russell BedsoleParty not recordedyes
Tracy EstesParty not recordedyes
Chad RobertsonParty not recordedyes
Rick RehmParty not recordedabstain
Heath AllbrightParty not recordedabstain
Arnold MooneyParty not recordednot voting
Donna GivensParty not recordedyes
Steve HurstParty not recordedyes
Laura HallParty not recordedyes
Matthew HammettParty not recordedyes
Jamie KielParty not recordedabstain
Marilyn LandsParty not recordedyes
Danny CrawfordParty not recordedabstain
Ben RobbinsParty not recordedabstain
Nathaniel LedbetterParty not recordedyes
Scott StadthagenParty not recordedyes
Troy StubbsParty not recordedabstain
Ritchie WhortonParty not recordedabstain
David StandridgeParty not recordedyes
Barbara DrummondParty not recordedyes
Prince ChestnutParty not recordedyes
Paul LeeParty not recordedyes
Jim HillParty not recordedyes
Rhett MarquesParty not recordedyes
Bob FincherParty not recordedyes
Bill LambParty not recordedyes
Marcus ParamoreParty not recordedyes
Jennifer FidlerParty not recordedyes
Jeff SorrellsParty not recordedyes
Allen TreadawayParty not recordedyes
Ernie YarbroughParty not recordedabstain
Tim WadsworthParty not recordedabstain
Chris BlackshearParty not recordedyes
Andy WhittParty not recordedabstain
Matt SimpsonParty not recordedabstain
Susan DuBoseParty not recordedabstain
Thomas JacksonParty not recordedyes
Ben HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Phillip RigsbyParty not recordedabstain
Kenneth PaschalParty not recordedabstain
Chris SellsParty not recordedyes
Randy WoodParty not recordedyes
Bubba UnderwoodParty not recordedyes
Greg BarnesParty not recordedabstain
Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Sponsors
Connected Entities
OrganizationAlabama Industrial Development Training Institute“Division of the Department of Commerce exempted from state procurement law and c”Map →
OrganizationAlabama Medicaid Agency“Exempt from procurement for selecting professional service providers on task for”Map →
OrganizationDivision of Procurement“State procurement division overseeing statewide contracts.”Map →
PersonChief Procurement Officer“Oversees procurement determinations and receives reports from AIDT.”Map →
OrganizationContract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee“Legislative committee whose review authority AIDT is exempted from.”Map →
OrganizationAlabama Institute for Deaf and Blind“Supervises products made by the blind or visually handicapped.”Map →
PersonSecretary of Information Technology“Approves purchases directly connected to state information technology networks.”Map →
OrganizationInstitute for Deaf and Blind“Supervises blind or visually handicapped product manufacturers”Map →
OrganizationDivision of Vocational-Technical Education“Previous division through which AIDT reported.”Map →
OrganizationState Department of Transportation“Maintains specific procurement authorities under Title 23.”Map →
OrganizationDivision of Construction Management“Maintains specific procurement authority under Section 41-4-400.”Map →
OrganizationAlabama Department of Public Health“Provides direct health care services exempt from the article.”Map →
OrganizationAlabama Department of Rehabilitation Services“Exempt from procurement article for consumer supplies and services.”Map →
OrganizationAlcoholic Beverage Control Board“Exempt entity under procurement rules for alcoholic beverage purchases.”Map →
OrganizationAlabama Correctional Industries“Maintains specific procurement authority under Section 14-7-8.”Map →
OrganizationAlabama Toll Road, Bridge and Tunnel Authority“Maintains specific procurement authorities.”Map →
Sources
Open source document
alison.legislature.state.al.us
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