# Alabama SB160: Athletic Trainers; interstate licensure compact, established Alabama SB160, Athletic Trainers; interstate licensure compact, established, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Matt Woods (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-03-17 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB160-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB160 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Athletic Trainers; interstate licensure compact, established - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-03-17, Enacted - Sponsor: Matt Woods (Republican) - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: Occupational Licensing Boards - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (270 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Military trainers and spouses pay less: benefit, low. Active military members and their spouses do not pay the Commission’s athletic trainer compact-privilege fee. Alabama can charge them a reduced state fee or no state fee. The Commission exemption does not itself eliminate state fees. - Trainers face new interstate practice fees: cost, low. Member states can charge athletic trainers to get or renew interstate practice privileges. The Compact Commission can also charge trainers with these privileges and assess member states each year. Commission charges can fund the approved annual budget only to the extent other revenue does not cover… - Athletic trainers gain interstate practice access: mixed, medium. Alabama’s law takes effect October 1, 2026; the compact starts when the seventh state enacts it. Eligible athletic trainers can practice in other member states, including through telehealth, without separate licenses there. Trainers designate one qualifying license, which need not come from their h… - Trainer discipline can block interstate work: mixed, medium. Only the state issuing a trainer’s qualifying license can discipline that license; other states can restrict privileges within their borders. Those states must follow due process and can impose fines or other protective measures. A pending adverse disciplinary order against the qualifying license d… - Trainers get time when states exit: mixed, low. A state can leave the compact by passing a repeal law; withdrawal takes effect 180 days after enactment. It must notify licensees and privilege holders and recognize compact privileges for at least 180 days after notice. It must also keep reporting required investigations and discipline involving e… - States share trainer records with safeguards: mixed, low. Member states must maintain common compact laws, license trainers, set ongoing competence standards, and investigate complaints. They must use fingerprint-based FBI and state criminal-history checks when deciding whether to issue qualifying licenses. These checks must begin within the timeline set… - New commission governs interstate trainer licensing: mixed, low. The law creates a joint state commission to run the compact on or after the compact takes effect. Each member state appoints one voting commissioner, and the Commission must meet at least once each calendar year. It can adopt rules, hire staff, contract for services, and operate the shared licensin… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Matt Woods (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Arthur Orr (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Greg Albritton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lance Bell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Will Barfoot (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 781 | pass | 105 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 105 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 402 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 30 | 0 | | ## Actions (17) - 2026-03-17: Enacted (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Signature Requested (House) - 2026-03-10: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Third Reading in Second House (House) - 2026-03-05: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 781 (House) - 2026-03-05: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-02-18: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2026-02-12: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 402 (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions (House) - 2026-02-12: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2026-02-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development (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/SB160-int.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB160-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/SB160-int.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB160-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-SB160-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).