# Alabama SB222: Medical clinic boards; certain boards authorized to readjust debts under federal bankruptcy laws

Alabama SB222, Medical clinic boards; certain boards authorized to readjust debts under federal bankruptcy laws, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kirk Hatcher (Democratic); status enacted, last action 2025-04-01 (Senate Concurs In House Amendment - Adopted) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama SB222
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Medical clinic boards; certain boards authorized to readjust debts under federal bankruptcy laws
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-04
- Last action: 2025-04-01, Senate Concurs In House Amendment - Adopted
- Sponsor: Kirk Hatcher (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (414 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kirk Hatcher (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Senate Concurs In House Amendment - Adopted | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 520 | pass | 102 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 519 | pass | 100 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 103 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 292 | pass | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Barfoot motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 291 | pass | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 26 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-04-02: Enacted (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Senate Concurs In House Amendment - Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Ready to Enroll (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Signature Requested (House)
- 2025-04-01: Delivered to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Third Reading in Second House (House)
- 2025-03-20: Boards, Agencies and Commissions Engrossed Substitute Offered (House)
- 2025-03-20: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 519 (House)
- 2025-03-20: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 520 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Boards, Agencies and Commissions 1st Amendment (House)
- 2025-03-19: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House)
- 2025-03-19: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-06: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Amendment Offered (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Barfoot motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 291 (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 292 (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions (House)
- 2025-03-06: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House)
- 2025-03-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB222-int.pdf)
- Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB222-eng.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB222-enr.pdf)

## Related bills

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- SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted)
- SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted)
- HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted)
- HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted)
- HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB222-int.pdf)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB222-eng.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB222-enr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs)
- [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs)
- [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs)
- [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs)
- [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs)
- [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB222-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).
