# Alabama SB304: Municipalities; business license for certain businesses in the building trade provided for Alabama SB304, Municipalities; business license for certain businesses in the building trade provided for, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Greg Albritton (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-04-13 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB304-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB304 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Municipalities; business license for certain businesses in the building trade provided for - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-12 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Enacted - Sponsor: Greg Albritton (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Counties & Municipalities - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (499 yes, 11 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Contractors avoid licenses for qualifying county work: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Alabama cities and towns cannot require covered building-trade businesses to get municipal licenses for qualifying county projects. The work must be on behalf of a county government. The project must be on county property or a county-maintained road, bridge, right-of-way,… - Cities can charge building-trade businesses: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Alabama cities and towns may charge covered businesses a license fee for work done there. They are not required to charge these fees. Covered businesses include certified heating and air conditioning contractors, certified refrigeration contractors, concrete providers, du… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Greg Albritton (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-08 | House | Lee motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1292 | pass | 80 | 5 | 18 | | 2026-04-08 | Senate | Gudger Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1263 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-04-08 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 101 | 2 | 2 | | 2026-04-08 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1293 | pass | 92 | 4 | 4 | | 2026-04-08 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1291 | pass | 103 | 0 | 1 | | 2026-03-17 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2026-03-17 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 919 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2026-03-17 | Senate | Albritton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 918 | pass | 30 | 0 | | ## Actions (28) - 2026-04-13: Enacted (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Signature Requested (House) - 2026-04-08: Third Reading in Second House (House) - 2026-04-08: Lee 1st Amendment Offered (House) - 2026-04-08: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1291 (House) - 2026-04-08: Hill 1st Amendment Offered (House) - 2026-04-08: Lee motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1292 (House) - 2026-04-08: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1293 (House) - 2026-04-08: Gudger Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1263 (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2026-04-01: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-03-19: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure (House) - 2026-03-19: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2026-03-17: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-03-17: County and Municipal Government 1st Substitute Offered (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Albritton motion to Table - Adopted Voice Vote (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Elliott 2nd Substitute Offered (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Albritton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 918 (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 919 (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Engrossed (Senate) - 2026-02-17: County and Municipal Government 1st Substitute (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB304-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB304-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB304-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/SB304-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB304-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB304-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-SB304-2026rs (as of 2026-10-19).