# Alabama HB161: Building codes; standardization of certain non-residential building codes, provided; practice architecture and duties of local building code officials, further provided

Alabama HB161, Building codes; standardization of certain non-residential building codes, provided; practice architecture and duties of local building code officials, further provided, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Craig Lipscomb (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-29 (Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB161
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Building codes; standardization of certain non-residential building codes, provided; practice architecture and duties of local building code officials, further provided
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-04-29, Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Sponsor: Craig Lipscomb (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Buildings, Construction & Infrastructure
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (294 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Craig Lipscomb (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 98 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 130 | pass | 97 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 129 | pass | 99 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-04-29: County and Municipal Government 1st Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2025-02-13: State Government Engrossed Substitute Offered (House)
- 2025-02-13: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 129 (House)
- 2025-02-13: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 130 (House)
- 2025-02-13: Engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-12: State Government 1st Amendment (House)
- 2025-02-12: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2025-02-12: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-04: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government (House)
- 2025-02-04: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB161-int.pdf)
- Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB161-eng.pdf)

## Related bills

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- SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted)
- SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted)
- HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted)
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- HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB161-int.pdf)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB161-eng.pdf)

## Related
- [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs)
- [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs)
- [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs)
- [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs)
- [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs)
- [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB161-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).