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SB227Introduced in the Senate

Office of Occupational and Professional Licensing established within Alabama Department of Workforce, powers and duties of Secretary of Workforce and executive director specified, Sunset Committee to consider transfer to office in recommendation for modification

IntroducedHouse County and Municipal Government

Introduced by Chris Elliott, District 32

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Office of Occupational and Professional Licensing established within Alabama Department of Workforce, powers and duties of Secretary of Workforce and executive director specified, Sunset Committee to consider transfer to office in recommendation for modification

Where it stands

Pending House County and Municipal Government

February 25, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 557 · February 24, 2026

28

Yes

4

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

35 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Matt Woods13Yes
Tim Melson1Yes
Tom Butler2No
Arthur Orr3Yes
Garlan Gudger4Yes
Larry Stutts6Yes
Sam Givhan7Yes
Steve Livingston8Yes
Wes Kitchens9Yes
Andrew Jones10Yes

Bill history

  1. Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government

  2. Pending Senate County and Municipal Government

  3. Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

  4. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  5. Third Reading in House of Origin

  6. Smitherman 1st Amendment Offered SLEA975-1

  7. Smitherman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 555 SLEA975-1

  8. Coleman-Madison 1st Amendment Offered ARDKFQS-1

  9. Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 556 ARDKFQS-1

  10. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 557

  11. Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on County and Municipal Government

  12. Pending House County and Municipal Government

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