# Alabama SB113: Alabama Behavior Analyst Licensing Board, continued under Sunset Law as Behavior Analyst Advisory Board under Department of Mental Health Alabama SB113, Alabama Behavior Analyst Licensing Board, continued under Sunset Law as Behavior Analyst Advisory Board under Department of Mental Health, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Chris Elliott (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-03-03 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB113-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB113 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Alabama Behavior Analyst Licensing Board, continued under Sunset Law as Behavior Analyst Advisory Board under Department of Mental Health - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-03-03, Enacted - Sponsor: Chris Elliott (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Occupational Licensing Boards - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (418 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Alabama shifts oversight of behavior analysts: benefit, low. Effective upon enactment, Alabama keeps behavior analyst licensing but moves oversight to the Department of Mental Health. The former board becomes an advisory council; the department handles rules, licenses, and complaints. The commissioner has enforcement and suspension powers, while most discipl… - Behavior analyst board loses sunset reviews: cost, low. The law removes the former behavior analyst licensing board from Alabama’s Sunset Law. This ends that law’s requirement for periodic review of the board. The repeal names no replacement review process. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Chris Elliott (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-19 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 488 | pass | 92 | 1 | 7 | | 2026-02-19 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 95 | 1 | 5 | | 2026-02-19 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 487 | pass | 101 | 0 | 1 | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Concur In House Amendment | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 276 | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | Senate | Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 275 | pass | 34 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2026-03-03: Enacted (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Signature Requested (House) - 2026-02-20: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Third Reading in Second House (House) - 2026-02-19: Hulsey 1st Amendment Offered (House) - 2026-02-19: Brinyark intended to vote "Yea" (House) - 2026-02-19: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 487 (House) - 2026-02-19: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 488 (House) - 2026-02-19: Brinyark and Clarke intended to vote "Yea" (House) - 2026-02-19: Concur In House Amendment (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-02-11: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2026-02-05: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Elliott 1st Substitute Offered (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 275 (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 276 (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Engrossed (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions (House) - 2026-02-05: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2026-01-14: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB113-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB113-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB113-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/SB113-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB113-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB113-enr.pdf) ## Related - [HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB67-2026rs) - [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) - [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-SB113-2026rs (as of 2026-10-19).