# Alabama HB2: Gulf of Mexico, renamed, observation and implementation by state and local entities and state and local employees required where practicable Alabama HB2, Gulf of Mexico, renamed, observation and implementation by state and local entities and state and local employees required where practicable, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by David Standridge (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-04-07 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB2-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama HB2 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Gulf of Mexico, renamed, observation and implementation by state and local entities and state and local employees required where practicable - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-07, Enacted - Sponsor: David Standridge (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Government Administration - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (300 yes, 106 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Alabama agencies must use Gulf of America: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, the law renames the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America for all purposes within Alabama. References to the old name count as references to the new name. State and local entities and their employees must use the new name. This includes new maps, documents, educational ma… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: David Standridge (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-31 | Senate | Petition To Close Debate- Adopted Roll Call 1008 | pass | 26 | 6 | | | 2026-03-31 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1009 | pass | 26 | 5 | | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 26 | 7 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 535 | pass | 74 | 28 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 74 | 30 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 536 | pass | 74 | 30 | | ## Actions (22) - 2026-04-07: Enacted (House) - 2026-04-01: Ready to Enroll (House) - 2026-04-01: Enrolled (House) - 2026-04-01: Delivered to Governor (House) - 2026-04-01: Signature Requested (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Petition To Close Debate- Adopted Roll Call 1008 (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1009 (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Third Reading in Second House (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Carried Over to the Call of the Chair (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Third Reading in House of Origin (House) - 2026-02-24: State Government Engrossed Substitute Offered (House) - 2026-02-24: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 535 (House) - 2026-02-24: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 536 (House) - 2026-02-24: Engrossed (House) - 2026-02-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-02-04: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House) - 2026-01-13: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government (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/HB2-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB2-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB2-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/HB2-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB2-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB2-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-HB2-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).