# Alabama SB128: Sunset law; Alabama Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission continued with modification until October 1, 2030 Alabama SB128, Sunset law; Alabama Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission continued with modification until October 1, 2030, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Linda Coleman-Madison (Democratic); status enacted, last action 2026-03-03 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB128-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB128 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Sunset law; Alabama Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission continued with modification until October 1, 2030 - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-03-03, Enacted - Sponsor: Linda Coleman-Madison (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Occupational Licensing Boards - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (437 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Alabama sickle cell commission continues through 2030: benefit, low. The law keeps Alabama's Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission operating through October 1, 2030. The law takes effect immediately, but the commission becomes a division within Alabama's Department of Public Health on October 1, 2026. All commission property transfers to the department tha… - New rules for sickle cell commissioners: benefit, low. Effective immediately, commission appointees must live in Alabama, replacing the earlier state-citizenship rule. The commission has 12 members serving four-year terms. The Governor appoints two members. The University of South Alabama Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, University of Alabama at Birmi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Linda Coleman-Madison (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Stewart (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Concur In House Amendment | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 506 | pass | 101 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 101 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 507 | pass | 103 | 0 | | | 2026-01-20 | Senate | Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 58 | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-01-20 | Senate | Givhan motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 59 | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-01-20 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-01-20 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 60 | pass | 26 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 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: Boards, Agencies and Commissions Engrossed Substitute Offered (House) - 2026-02-19: Carried Over to the Call of the Chair (House) - 2026-02-19: Boards, Agencies and Commissions Engrossed Substitute Offered (House) - 2026-02-19: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 506 (House) - 2026-02-19: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 507 (House) - 2026-02-19: Concur In House Amendment (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-01-28: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2026-01-21: Engrossed (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions (House) - 2026-01-21: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2026-01-20: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 58 (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Givhan 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Givhan motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 59 (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 60 (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Amendment (Senate) - 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/SB128-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB128-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB128-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/SB128-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB128-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB128-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-SB128-2026rs (as of 2026-10-19).