# Alabama HB362: Counties and municipalities; recording and publishing of meetings of local governing bodies, required

Alabama HB362, Counties and municipalities; recording and publishing of meetings of local governing bodies, required, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chris Sells (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-06 (Currently Indefinitely Postponed) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB362
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Counties and municipalities; recording and publishing of meetings of local governing bodies, required
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Currently Indefinitely Postponed
- Sponsor: Chris Sells (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Counties & Municipalities
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chris Sells (Republican), House

## Actions (6)

- 2025-05-06: Currently Indefinitely Postponed (House)
- 2025-03-05: County and Municipal Government 1st Amendment (House)
- 2025-03-05: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2025-03-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-27: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on County and Municipal Government (House)
- 2025-02-27: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB362-int.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted)
- 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)
- HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted)
- HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB362-int.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-HB362-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).