# Alabama SB143: Nursing facilities, privilege assessments and surcharge on each nursing home bed, sunset clause removed

Alabama SB143, Nursing facilities, privilege assessments and surcharge on each nursing home bed, sunset clause removed, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Greg Albritton (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-04-09 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama SB143
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Nursing facilities, privilege assessments and surcharge on each nursing home bed, sunset clause removed
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-04-09, Enacted
- Sponsor: Greg Albritton (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Taxation & Revenue
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (268 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Permanent nursing home charges and Medicaid payments: mixed, low. Beginning June 1, 2026, Alabama makes nursing facility assessments permanent, removing their August 31, 2028, end date. The surcharge stays $43.75 per bed monthly; the secondary supplemental assessment still requires the minimum appropriation specified in Act 2015-536. Medicaid uses nursing facilit…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Greg Albritton (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-01 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1131 | pass | 102 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-01 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 102 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 32 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 819 | pass | 32 | 1 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2026-04-09: Enacted (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Ready to Enroll (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Signature Requested (House)
- 2026-04-02: Delivered to Governor (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Third Reading in Second House (House)
- 2026-04-01: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1131 (House)
- 2026-03-31: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House)
- 2026-03-31: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-12: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund (House)
- 2026-03-12: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House)
- 2026-03-11: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 819 (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB143-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB143-enr.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB143-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB143-enr.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB143-2026rs (as of 2026-10-19).