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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama Renames Minority Affairs Office to Office of Civic Engagement and Transfers Staff
Last action · March 5, 2026: EnactedSponsor: Rodger Smitherman
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What This Bill Does
This act renames the Alabama Office of Minority Affairs to the Alabama Office of Civic Engagement effective October 1, 2026, transferring all existing employees without loss of pay or benefits.
State agency operations, advisory appointments, and historic tax credit evaluations will now flow through the newly renamed Office of Civic Engagement.
- The Alabama Office of Minority Affairs was previously established to advise the Governor on minority issues including education, health, and economic development. context
Who It Affects
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Alabama Office of Minority Affairs employees
Employees transfer to the newly named office on October 1, 2026, retaining their compensation and benefits.
Advisory Committee on Minority Affairs
The committee is renamed to the Advisory Committee on Civic Engagement.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law.
Procedural history
17 actions- Mar 5, 2026SenateEnrolledEnacted
- Feb 26, 2026SenateEnrolledDelivered to Governor
- Feb 26, 2026HouseSignature Requested
- Feb 26, 2026SenateEnrolled
- Feb 26, 2026SenateReady to Enroll
- Feb 26, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 623
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- Feb 26, 2026HouseThird Reading in Second House
- Feb 12, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 11, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Feb 3, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Feb 3, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government
- Feb 3, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 222
- Feb 3, 2026SenateThird Reading in House of Origin
- Jan 29, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Jan 28, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Jan 21, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Jan 21, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on State Governmental Affairs
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Agency Renaming and Modernization
The state legislature systematically updated references from the Office of Minority Affairs to the Office of Civic Engagement across multiple titles of the Alabama Code.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance40How 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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