# Alabama HB128: Board of Midwifery; authorized to accept gifts and grants Alabama HB128, Board of Midwifery; authorized to accept gifts and grants, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Marilyn Lands (Democratic); status enacted, last action 2026-04-09 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB128-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama HB128 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Board of Midwifery; authorized to accept gifts and grants - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-09, Enacted - Sponsor: Marilyn Lands (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: Occupational Licensing Boards - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (366 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Alabama midwives face fewer data reporting duties: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, Alabama licensed midwives no longer have to collect Midwives Alliance of North America Statistics Project data. This ends that project's data collection requirement for each client who starts care. Midwives also no longer have to send consenting clients' project data to t… - Midwifery board can accept gifts and grants: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, Alabama's State Board of Midwifery can accept gifts and grants. The board must adopt the terms and conditions by official resolution. The law sets no funding amount and provides no direct household payment or benefit. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Marilyn Lands (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Adline Clarke (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Barbara Drummond (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Fidler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Laura Hall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Patrice McClammy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rolanda Hollis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Susan DuBose (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Terri Collins (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-01 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1051 | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-04-01 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-01-20 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 69 | pass | 100 | 0 | 2 | | 2026-01-20 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 52 | pass | 98 | 0 | 2 | | 2026-01-20 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 100 | 0 | 3 | ## Actions (24) - 2026-04-09: Enacted (House) - 2026-04-02: Signature Requested (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Delivered to Governor (House) - 2026-04-01: Third Reading in Second House (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1051 (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Ready to Enroll (House) - 2026-04-01: Enrolled (House) - 2026-02-25: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Third Reading in House of Origin (House) - 2026-01-20: Boards, Agencies and Commissions Engrossed Substitute Offered (House) - 2026-01-20: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 52 (House) - 2026-01-20: Harrison 1st Amendment Offered (House) - 2026-01-20: Carried Over to the Call of the Chair (House) - 2026-01-20: Harrison Amendment Withdrawn (House) - 2026-01-20: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 69 (House) - 2026-01-20: Engrossed (House) - 2026-01-20: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Healthcare (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Reported Out Committee House of Origin- Committee Amendment (House) - 2026-01-14: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House) - 2026-01-14: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-01-13: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions (House) - 2026-01-13: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB128-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB128-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB128-enr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for misuse of personal voter information; created (enacted) - SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026 (enacted) - SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require indigent candidates to submit documentation for fee exemption (enacted) - HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for violations provided for (enacted) - SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitation purposes prohibited; redaction of certain information relating to financial tr… (enacted) - SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular (enacted) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB128-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB128-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB128-enr.pdf) ## Related - [HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB67-2026rs) - [SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB154-2026rs) - [SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require in…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB165-2026rs) - [HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for vio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB317-2026rs) - [SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitatio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB272-2026rs) - [SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB190-2026rs) - [Alabama bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama/bills) - [Alabama state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB128-2026rs (as of 2026-10-19).