# Alabama HB84: Board of Chiropractic Examiners; methods for sending board election notice and ballots permitted; limited license removed; licensee continuing education requirements revised Alabama HB84, Board of Chiropractic Examiners; methods for sending board election notice and ballots permitted; limited license removed; licensee continuing education requirements revised, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Matt Woods (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-14 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB84-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama HB84 - State: Alabama - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Board of Chiropractic Examiners; methods for sending board election notice and ballots permitted; limited license removed; licensee continuing education requirements revised - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-05-14, Enacted - Sponsor: Matt Woods (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Occupational Licensing Boards - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (370 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Noncitizens can seek chiropractic board seats: benefit, low. Candidates for Alabama’s State Board of Chiropractic Examiners no longer need to be U.S. citizens. They must live in Alabama and have lived there for at least five years. Other candidate qualifications remain in place. - Limited licenses end for chiropractic trainees: cost, medium. The Alabama Board can no longer issue limited chiropractic licenses. Final-year students and recent graduates retain a supervised training route through the preceptorship and extern program. Their college must be Board-approved and accredited by the Council of Chiropractic Education. An Alabama-lic… - Board sets chiropractors’ continuing education hours: mixed, low. Chiropractic licensees and primary permit holders must show proof of approved continuing education hours to renew. Board rules now set the hours, replacing the legal minimum of 18 hours during the prior year. The Board can waive the requirement for good and reasonable cause. Required time and costs… - Chiropractic training exemptions come with limits: mixed, low. Qualifying chiropractic degree students and Board-approved postgraduate trainees can complete required clinical training without a full license. They must use a student title and work under a licensed chiropractor. Licensed professors and instructors can provide educational chiropractic activities.… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Matt Woods (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-06 | House | Woods Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1185 | pass | 101 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-05-06 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 938 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2025-05-06 | Senate | Kitchens motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 937 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2025-02-25 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 227 | pass | 100 | 0 | | | 2025-02-25 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 103 | 0 | | ## Actions (19) - 2025-05-14: Enacted (House) - 2025-05-07: Signature Requested (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Delivered to Governor (House) - 2025-05-06: Kitchens 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Kitchens motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 937 (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 938 (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Woods Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1185 (House) - 2025-05-06: Ready to Enroll (House) - 2025-05-06: Enrolled (House) - 2025-03-05: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Healthcare (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Third Reading in House of Origin (House) - 2025-02-25: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 227 (House) - 2025-02-20: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2025-02-19: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House) - 2025-02-04: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions (House) - 2025-02-04: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB84-int.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB84-enr.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/HB84-int.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB84-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) - [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-HB84-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).