Alabama / State / 2021 Regular Session
Act 2021-296 (SB77) Repealed section 41-16-20 and moved the veteran preferred vendor rule to sections 41-4-130 and 41-4-131
No change to benefits Moves the veteran-owned business preference to sections 41-4-130 and 41-4-131 without changing it.
Created the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer and repealed the old state competitive bid articles, including Code section 41-16-20, effective October 1, 2022. The preferred vendor definition, with its fourth priority for an Alabama business more than half owned by a veteran, is now section 41-4-130(4)d., and the discretion to award within 5 percent of the lowest non-preferred bid is section 41-4-131(b). No figure or gate changed. Flagged because the Department of Veterans Affairs’ September 2026 booklet still cites the repealed section 41-16-20.
Progress
Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature
- Introduced Done, Senate
- In committee Done, Senate Finance and Taxation Education, then House State Government
- Passed one chamber Done, Senate, as amended
- Passed both chambers Done, House
- Signed by the governor Done, date not recordedAct 2021-296
- In effect Done,
Sponsors
- Arthur Orr
What it touches
- Code of Ala. § 41-16-20
- Code of Ala. § 41-4-130
- Code of Ala. § 41-4-131
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