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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama allows licensed swimming pool contractors to request local permit inspections
Last action · March 19, 2026: Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarSponsor: Ritchie Whorton
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What This Bill Would Do
Licensed swimming pool contractors in Alabama are authorized to directly request required local permit inspections for pool construction, repair, or maintenance starting October 1, 2026.
Changes who holds the authority to request municipal or county building inspections for pool projects, affecting project scheduling timelines for licensed contractors and local building departments.
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.
Swimming pool contractors
Licensed contractors gain statutory authority to directly request required local permit inspections for construction, repair, or maintenance.
Local governing entities
Local building departments must process inspection requests submitted directly by qualified licensed swimming pool contractors.
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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- Mar 19, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Mar 18, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Mar 12, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Mar 12, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Commerce and Small Business
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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