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HB 169ALABAMASession 2026rsState Billpassed chamber

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Representative Collins amends HB 169 to adjust Department of Archives and History board vacancy rules and set term start dates

Original title: Department of Archives and History; composition of board and method of filling board vacancies further provided for, retroactive effect

Last action · April 9, 2026: Carried Over to the Call of the ChairSponsor: Jamie Kiel

Companion · SB 27same policy, Senate version

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What This Bill Would Do

Representative Collins offers an amendment to HB 169 that modifies the composition and vacancy-filling process for the Department of Archives and History , sets commencement dates, and establishes an effective date of October 1, 2026.

Why it matters

Changes the scheduling of terms and the method for filling vacancies on the Department of Archives and History board, directly impacting the governance schedule of the state historical agency.

Who It Would Affect

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Department of Archives and History

The agency's board vacancy procedures and term scheduling timelines are modified by the amendment.

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What does the amendment to HB 169 change?

It updates provisions for filling vacancies on the Department of Archives and History , sets specific start dates for six-year board terms, and establishes an effective date of October 1, 2026.

When do the new six-year terms commence according to the amendment?

The amendment specifies term commencement dates of January 1, 2031, and January 1, 2023, recurring every six years.

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16 actions

Apr 9, 2026Senate
Carried Over to the Call of the Chair
Apr 2, 2026Senate
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Apr 2, 2026SenateCommittee
Reported Out of Committee Second House
Apr 1, 2026SenateCommittee
Pending Committee Action in Second House
Apr 1, 2026SenateIntroduced
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government
Mar 31, 2026House
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Mar 31, 2026HouseFloor
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1106
Mar 31, 2026House
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1105
Mar 31, 2026House
Collins 1st Amendment Offered
Mar 31, 2026House
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1104
Mar 31, 2026House
State Government Engrossed Substitute Offered
Mar 31, 2026House
Third Reading in House of Origin
Feb 12, 2026House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Feb 11, 2026HouseCommittee
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Jan 13, 2026HouseCommittee
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroduced
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government

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