# Alabama SB22: Boards and commissions; appointment of members revised Alabama SB22, Boards and commissions; appointment of members revised, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Sam Givhan (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-04-02 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB22-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB22 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Boards and commissions; appointment of members revised - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-02, Enacted - Sponsor: Sam Givhan (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Legislature - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (397 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Alabama election panel must reflect state diversity: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, Alabama’s 23-member election planning committee must reflect the state’s racial, gender, geographic, urban, rural, and economic diversity. The committee helps the Secretary of State prepare the Help America Vote Act state plan. The Senate’s President Pro Tempore appoints… - School groups need approval for specialty plates: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, school groups need their school’s express written permission to apply for a specialty license plate. This covers groups within high schools, community colleges, universities, and technical schools. The license plate oversight committee cannot consider an application witho… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Sam Givhan (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-17 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 982 | pass | 99 | 0 | 6 | | 2026-03-17 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 103 | 0 | 2 | | 2026-03-17 | Senate | Givhan Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 913 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2026-03-17 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 981 | pass | 99 | 0 | 6 | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 155 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 33 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2026-04-02: Enacted (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Signature Requested (House) - 2026-03-18: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Carried Over to the Call of the Chair (House) - 2026-03-17: Third Reading in Second House (House) - 2026-03-17: Faulkner 1st Substitute Offered (House) - 2026-03-17: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 981 (House) - 2026-03-17: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 982 (House) - 2026-03-17: Givhan Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 913 (Senate) - 2026-03-17: 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) - 2026-01-27: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 155 (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government (House) - 2026-01-27: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2026-01-21: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-01-21: 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 State Governmental Affairs (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/SB22-int.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB22-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/SB22-int.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB22-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-SB22-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).