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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama SB 22 Replaces Senate President's Board Appointments with President Pro Tempore
Last action · April 2, 2026: EnactedSponsor: Sam Givhan
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What This Bill Does
This act revises the Code of Alabama 1975 to transfer the authority of appointing various Senate members to state boards and commissions from the President or Presiding Officer of the Senate to the of the Senate, effective October 1, 2026.
The change shifts legislative appointment powers across numerous state bodies, altering how Senate representatives are selected for multiple boards, commissions, and committees.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Alabama Senate members
Their appointment process and eligibility to serve on various state boards and commissions are modified by transferring appointing authority to the President Pro Tempore.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law.
Procedural history
21 actions- Apr 2, 2026SenateEnrolledEnacted
- Mar 19, 2026HouseSignature Requested
- Mar 19, 2026SenateEnrolledDelivered to Governor
- Mar 18, 2026SenateEnrolled
- Mar 17, 2026SenateReady to Enroll
- Mar 17, 2026SenateGivhan Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 913
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- Mar 17, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 982
- Mar 17, 2026HouseMotion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 981
- Mar 17, 2026HouseFaulkner 1st Substitute Offered
- Mar 17, 2026HouseThird Reading in Second House
- Mar 17, 2026HouseCarried Over to the Call of the Chair
- Feb 5, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 4, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Jan 27, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Jan 27, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government
- Jan 27, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 155
- Jan 27, 2026SenateThird Reading in House of Origin
- Jan 21, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Jan 21, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Jan 13, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on State Governmental Affairs
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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