# Alabama SB200: Alabama Office of Minority Affairs; renamed to the Alabama Office of Civic Engagement

Alabama SB200, Alabama Office of Minority Affairs; renamed to the Alabama Office of Civic Engagement, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Rodger M. Smitherman (Democratic); status enacted, last action 2026-03-05 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama SB200
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Alabama Office of Minority Affairs; renamed to the Alabama Office of Civic Engagement
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-03-05, Enacted
- Sponsor: Rodger M. Smitherman (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: State Government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (262 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Transferred Alabama staff keep pay, face ceiling: mixed, low. The law covers employees working in the Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs on October 1, 2026. On that date, they transfer to the Alabama Office of Civic Engagement without losing pay or benefits. After October 1, 2026, the director sets their pay. That pay cannot exceed pay for comparable state…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Rodger M. Smitherman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kirk Hatcher (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Merika Coleman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Stewart (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Vivian Davis Figures (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 98 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 623 | pass | 98 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 222 | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 33 | 0 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2026-03-05: Enacted (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Third Reading in Second House (House)
- 2026-02-26: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 623 (House)
- 2026-02-26: Ready to Enroll (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Signature Requested (House)
- 2026-02-26: Delivered to Governor (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)
- 2026-02-03: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 222 (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government (House)
- 2026-02-03: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House)
- 2026-01-29: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on State Governmental Affairs (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB200-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB200-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/SB200-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB200-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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB200-2026rs (as of 2026-10-19).