# Alabama HB477: Alabama Workforce Board; number of board members increased, quorum for executive committee established, participation in executive committee meeting by electronic means allowed, number of board members for regional workforce board increased

Alabama HB477, Alabama Workforce Board; number of board members increased, quorum for executive committee established, participation in executive committee meeting by electronic means allowed, number of board members for regional workforce board increased, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by James Lomax (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-04-16 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB477
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Alabama Workforce Board; number of board members increased, quorum for executive committee established, participation in executive committee meeting by electronic means allowed, number of board members for regional workforce board increased
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-19
- Last action: 2026-04-16, Enacted
- Sponsor: James Lomax (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Authorities, Boards, & Commissions
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (237 yes, 0 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: James Lomax (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-08 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1284 | pass | 30 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 787 | pass | 103 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 104 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-04-16: Enacted (House)
- 2026-04-09: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2026-04-09: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-04-09: Signature Requested (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Delivered to Governor (House)
- 2026-04-08: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1284 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2026-03-05: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 787 (House)
- 2026-03-05: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2026-02-25: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-19: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions (House)
- 2026-02-19: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB477-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB477-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/HB477-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB477-enr.pdf)

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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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB477-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).