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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama allows contract review committee to recommend Governor withhold contract signature
Last action · February 25, 2026: Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarSponsor: Jim Carns
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What This Bill Would Do
Alabama HB 455 authorizes the Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee to recommend that the Governor decline to sign any personal or professional services contract undergoing committee review, effective October 1, 2026.
State departments submitting private personal or professional service contracts face an additional formal advisory hurdle from the legislative oversight body regarding gubernatorial execution.
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.
Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee
The committee gains explicit statutory authority to recommend that the Governor withhold a signature from contracts under review.
State departments
State departments submitting private personal or professional service contracts are subject to potential committee recommendations directed to the Governor.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently on floor. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Passed.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 25, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 25, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Feb 17, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Feb 17, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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