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AL HB338
Bill
Status
5/24/2023
Primary Sponsor
Craig Lipscomb
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AI Summary
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Establishes a conflict of interest when a building construction design professional or bid document assembler is also employed by or contracts with a vendor supplying materials, products, or property incorporated into the same public construction contract design.
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Classifies violations of this conflict of interest provision as violations of Alabama's Ethics Law under Chapter 25 of Title 36, Code of Alabama 1975, subjecting violators to criminal penalties.
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Exempts the bill from constitutional requirements regarding new or increased local expenditures because it defines a new crime.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
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Passed the House on May 23, 2023 with a vote of 102-0 (1 amendment).
Legislative Description
Relating to public contracts; to provide circumstances under which a conflict of interest exists in the procurement of a public contract; to provide criminal penalties for a violation; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
Last Action
Referred to Committee to Senate Judiciary
5/24/2023