# Alabama HB441: Alabama Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, minimum educational qualifications for speech-language pathology assistant provided

Alabama HB441, Alabama Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, minimum educational qualifications for speech-language pathology assistant provided, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by David Standridge (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-14 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB441
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Alabama Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, minimum educational qualifications for speech-language pathology assistant provided
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-18
- Last action: 2025-05-14, Enacted
- Sponsor: David Standridge (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Occupational Licensing Boards
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (487 yes, 2 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: David Standridge (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Terri Collins (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Standridge Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1194 | pass | 101 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-06 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 973 | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-06 | Senate | Gudger motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 972 | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-06 | Senate | Gudger motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 963 | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 956 | pass | 87 | 2 | 13 |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 955 | pass | 98 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 99 | 0 | 3 |

## Actions (29)

- 2025-05-14: Enacted (House)
- 2025-05-06: Healthcare 1st Substitute Offered (Senate)
- 2025-05-06: Carried Over to the Call of the Chair (Senate)
- 2025-05-06: Healthcare 1st Substitute Offered (Senate)
- 2025-05-06: Gudger motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 963 (Senate)
- 2025-05-06: Carried Over to the Call of the Chair (Senate)
- 2025-05-06: Gudger 1st Amendment Offered (Senate)
- 2025-05-06: Gudger motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 972 (Senate)
- 2025-05-06: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 973 (Senate)
- 2025-05-06: Standridge Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1194 (House)
- 2025-05-06: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2025-05-06: Enrolled (House)
- 2025-05-06: Signature Requested (Senate)
- 2025-05-06: Delivered to Governor (House)
- 2025-05-01: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Healthcare 1st Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Healthcare (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2025-04-22: Health 1st Substitute Offered (House)
- 2025-04-22: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 955 (House)
- 2025-04-22: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 956 (House)
- 2025-04-22: Engrossed (House)
- 2025-04-09: Health 1st Substitute (House)
- 2025-04-09: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2025-04-09: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-18: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Health (House)
- 2025-03-18: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB441-int.pdf)
- Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB441-eng.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB441-enr.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)
- 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/HB441-int.pdf)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB441-eng.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB441-enr.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-HB441-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).
