# Alabama HB139: Food enrichment; corn masa folic acid requirements, corn masa flour added, exempt products revised Alabama HB139, Food enrichment; corn masa folic acid requirements, corn masa flour added, exempt products revised, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Danny Crawford (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-04-15 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB139-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama HB139 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Food enrichment; corn masa folic acid requirements, corn masa flour added, exempt products revised - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-15, Enacted - Sponsor: Danny Crawford (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Health - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (546 yes, 17 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Folic acid rules for corn masa: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2027, covered Alabama food businesses must meet minimum folic acid levels: 0.7 milligrams per pound of corn masa flour and 0.4 milligrams per pound of finished corn masa foods. Covered foods are made mainly from corn masa or corn masa flour, and an acceptable industry margin of… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Danny Crawford (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-09 | House | Crawford motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1346 | pass | 101 | 1 | 2 | | 2026-04-08 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1291 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2026-04-08 | Senate | Bell motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1290 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 314 | pass | 101 | 0 | 4 | | 2026-02-05 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 313 | pass | 101 | 1 | 3 | | 2026-02-05 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 315 | pass | 81 | 14 | 9 | | 2026-02-05 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 102 | 1 | 1 | ## Actions (25) - 2026-04-15: Enacted (House) - 2026-04-09: Crawford motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1346 (House) - 2026-04-09: Ready to Enroll (House) - 2026-04-09: Enrolled (House) - 2026-04-09: Signature Requested (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Delivered to Governor (House) - 2026-04-08: Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Bell motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1290 (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1291 (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Amendment (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Third Reading in House of Origin (House) - 2026-02-05: Health Engrossed Substitute Offered (House) - 2026-02-05: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 313 (House) - 2026-02-05: Crawford 1st Amendment Offered (House) - 2026-02-05: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 314 (House) - 2026-02-05: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 315 (House) - 2026-02-05: Engrossed (House) - 2026-01-21: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House) - 2026-01-21: 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 Health (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/HB139-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB139-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB139-enr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB67: Voter Information; 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