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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama extends Sickle Cell Commission to 2030 and places it under Public Health
Last action · March 3, 2026: EnactedSponsor: Linda Coleman-Madison
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What This Bill Does
Alabama extends the existence of the Alabama Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission until October 1, 2030, while making it a division within the Alabama Department of Public Health starting October 1, 2026. The legislation requires the department to provide all administrative and personnel support, transfers all commission property to the department, and alters Senate confirmation rules for appointees.
The operational oversight of sickle cell medical regulations shifts from an independent body to a state department, which must absorb administrative duties, contracts, and property by October 1, 2026.
- The Alabama Sunset Law provides for the periodic review of state agencies and boards to determine if they should be continued, modified, or terminated. context
Who It Affects
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Alabama Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission
The commission is extended to 2030, integrated as a division within the Department of Public Health, and its property is transferred.
Alabama Department of Public Health
The department must house the commission as a division, provide all administrative services, hire outside experts, and absorb all commission property.
Commission members
Members face altered Senate confirmation rules, serve four-year terms unless rejected, and are subject to removal after three consecutive unexcused absences.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law.
Procedural history
29 actions- Mar 3, 2026SenateEnrolledEnacted
- Feb 24, 2026HouseSignature Requested
- Feb 24, 2026SenateEnrolledDelivered to Governor
- Feb 20, 2026SenateEnrolled
- Feb 20, 2026SenateReady to Enroll
- Feb 19, 2026SenateReady to Enroll
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- Feb 19, 2026SenateConcur In House Amendment
- Feb 19, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 507
- Feb 19, 2026HouseMotion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 506
- Feb 19, 2026HouseBoards, Agencies and Commissions Engrossed Substitute Offered
- Feb 19, 2026HouseCarried Over to the Call of the Chair
- Feb 19, 2026HouseBoards, Agencies and Commissions Engrossed Substitute Offered
- Feb 19, 2026HouseThird Reading in Second House
- Jan 29, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Jan 28, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Jan 21, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Jan 21, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions
- Jan 21, 2026SenateEngrossed
- Jan 20, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 60
- Jan 20, 2026SenateGivhan motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 59
- Jan 20, 2026SenateGivhan 1st Amendment Offered
- Jan 20, 2026SenateColeman-Madison motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 58
- Jan 20, 2026SenateFiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Amendment Offered
- Jan 20, 2026SenateThird Reading in House of Origin
- Jan 14, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Jan 14, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Jan 14, 2026SenateFiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Amendment
- Jan 13, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
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Administrative Integration of Regulatory Commission
The legislation shifts the commission from an independent administrative setup into a departmental division supported by the Alabama Department of Public Health.
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- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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