# Alabama HB225: Education; notice requirement for certain board of education personnel vacancies revised

Alabama HB225, Education; notice requirement for certain board of education personnel vacancies revised, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ivan Smith (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-04-09 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB225
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Education; notice requirement for certain board of education personnel vacancies revised
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-04-09, Enacted
- Sponsor: Ivan Smith (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Subjects: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (265 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Alabama school job notices expand, deadlines shorten: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, covered Alabama education boards must post every covered job opening at least seven calendar days before hiring. This includes openings during the school year and supervisory, managerial, and newly created jobs. For those last three types, the notice period drops from 14…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ivan Smith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Alan Baker (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Anthony Daniels (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Barbara Drummond (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bob Fincher (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Danny Crawford (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeana Ross (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kelvin Lawrence (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marcus Paramore (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Susan DuBose (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Terri Collins (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Troy Stubbs (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-01 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-01 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1033 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 193 | pass | 100 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-01-27 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 101 | 0 | 2 |

## Actions (17)

- 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 1033 (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2026-04-01: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-02-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2026-01-27: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 193 (House)
- 2026-01-27: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 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)
- 2026-01-14: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy (House)
- 2026-01-14: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB225-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB225-enr.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB225-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB225-enr.pdf)

## Related
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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB225-2026rs (as of 2026-10-19).