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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama updates chiropractic board qualifications and licensing rules
Last action · February 25, 2026: Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarSponsor: Bubba Underwood
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What This Bill Would Do
Alabama House Bill 462 revises board membership requirements and chiropractic licensure rules by removing mandates that schools require actual physical attendance or teach exclusively attendance courses, effective October 1, 2026.
Changes the educational criteria for individuals seeking to practice chiropractic or serve on the state licensing board, altering how applicants qualify under state law.
- The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners regulates the licensing and practice of chiropractors within the State of Alabama. context
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.
Chiropractic license applicants
Applicants are subject to updated educational prerequisite rules and must submit fingerprints for criminal background checks at their own expense.
State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
The board operates under revised membership qualification criteria and maintains authority to set application fees and administer examinations.
Key Facts
- Removes the requirement that members of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners must have graduated from a school requiring actual attendance.
- Removes the requirement that chiropractic license applicants graduate from schools that teach only attendance courses and require a four-year standard college course.
- Requires applicants for a license to submit a complete set of fingerprints for state and federal criminal history background checks, with costs borne by the applicant.
- Establishes that the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall consist of nine members, including eight active licensed chiropractors and one consumer member appointed by the Governor.
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- Sets application fees for licensure between fifty dollars ($50) and one hundred fifty dollars ($150), fixed annually by board resolution.
- Provides that the act shall become effective on October 1, 2026.
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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- Feb 25, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 25, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Feb 17, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Feb 17, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions
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Modernization of Educational Standards
The legislation shifts state requirements away from strict physical attendance mandates for chiropractic colleges.
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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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