# Alabama SB227: Office of Occupational and Professional Licensing established within Alabama Department of Workforce, powers and duties of Secretary of Workforce and executive director specified, Sunset Committee to consider transfer to office in recommendation for modification

Alabama SB227, Office of Occupational and Professional Licensing established within Alabama Department of Workforce, powers and duties of Secretary of Workforce and executive director specified, Sunset Committee to consider transfer to office in recommendation for modification, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Chris Elliott (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-25 (Pending Committee Action in Second House) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama SB227
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Office of Occupational and Professional Licensing established within Alabama Department of Workforce, powers and duties of Secretary of Workforce and executive director specified, Sunset Committee to consider transfer to office in recommendation for modification
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-29
- Last action: 2026-02-25, Pending Committee Action in Second House
- Sponsor: Chris Elliott (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Occupational Licensing Boards
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (104 yes, 29 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: Chris Elliott (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 557 | pass | 28 | 4 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 35 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Smitherman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 555 | pass | 35 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 556 | fail | 6 | 25 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-02-25: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on County and Municipal Government (House)
- 2026-02-25: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House)
- 2026-02-24: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Smitherman 1st Amendment Offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Smitherman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 555 (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Coleman-Madison 1st Amendment Offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 556 (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 557 (Senate)
- 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)
- 2026-01-29: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB227-int.pdf)
- Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB227-eng.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/SB227-int.pdf)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB227-eng.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-SB227-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).