# Alabama SB136: Sunset law; Alabama Massage Therapy Licensing Board continued with modification until October 1, 2027, when renamed Alabama Massage Advisory Council under the regulatory authority of the Alabama Department of Public Health Alabama SB136, Sunset law; Alabama Massage Therapy Licensing Board continued with modification until October 1, 2027, when renamed Alabama Massage Advisory Council under the regulatory authority of the Alabama Department of Public Health, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Chris Elliott (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-03-03 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB136-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB136 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Sunset law; Alabama Massage Therapy Licensing Board continued with modification until October 1, 2027, when renamed Alabama Massage Advisory Council under the regulatory authority of the Alabama Department of Public 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: yes - Roll calls: 5 (305 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Easier training recognition for massage licensing: benefit, low. The Alabama health department may accept training from massage schools outside Alabama for licensing purposes. Those schools must be recognized by a regionally recognized professional accrediting body or another state’s licensing authority. Massage schools no longer must submit proof of assigned-sc… - Massage therapists face fewer procedural duties: benefit, low. Massage license applicants no longer face the board’s specific power to require an initial in-person hearing. People covered by the law no longer must report another therapist’s suspected violations in writing within 30 calendar days. That duty applied when they reasonably believed another therapis… - Alabama health department takes over massage licensing: benefit, low. The law keeps Alabama’s massage licensing board operating until October 1, 2027, when it becomes an advisory council. The Alabama Department of Public Health takes over applications, licenses, exams, inspections, complaints, and enforcement. The State Committee of Public Health handles specified ru… - Fewer massage disclosures, less consumer information: mixed, low. Massage therapists and businesses no longer must include their license numbers in ads. Consumers lose that required source of license information. The state also no longer must prepare an annual therapist roster or provide copies for a fee. The health department must still keep a complete record of… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Chris Elliott (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-19 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 103 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 501 | pass | 103 | 0 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 151 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 150 | pass | 33 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2026-03-03: Enacted (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Signature Requested (House) - 2026-02-20: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Third Reading in Second House (House) - 2026-02-19: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 501 (House) - 2026-02-19: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-02-04: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2026-01-29: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions (House) - 2026-01-29: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2026-01-28: Engrossed (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Elliott 1st Substitute Offered (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 150 (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 151 (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/SB136-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB136-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB136-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/SB136-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB136-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB136-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-SB136-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).