# Alabama SB61: School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact Alabama SB61, School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kirk Hatcher (Democratic); status enacted, last action 2025-04-22 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB61-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB61 - State: Alabama - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-04-22, Enacted - Sponsor: Kirk Hatcher (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Occupational Licensing Boards - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (428 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Military families gain flexible licensing options: benefit, low. School psychologists serving on active duty, and spouses of active-duty members, gain special home-state licensing options under the compact. Eligible locations include their permanent-residence state, primary-practice member state, or member state reached through a permanent change of station. Thi… - States share school psychologist licensing safeguards: benefit, low. Member states must adopt substantially matching compact laws, track equivalent licenses, investigate complaints, and follow compact rules. School psychologists must follow practice rules where they provide services, and states keep their disciplinary powers. States must share required licensing rec… - School psychologists must meet training standards: cost, medium. Member states must require qualifying education, supervised training, and a national exam for initial home-state school psychologist licenses. Applicants need a qualifying doctoral or specialist-level degree in school psychology. They must complete at least 1,200 supervised internship hours, includ… - School psychologists face interstate license fees: cost, low. Member states may charge fees to issue and renew equivalent school psychologist licenses. Applicants and renewing licensees must pay applicable fees; the law sets no dollar amounts. The commission may also charge equivalent-license holders and collect annual payments from member states to fund its… - School psychologists gain interstate licensing options: mixed, medium. Alabama's law takes effect October 1, 2025; the compact starts when the seventh state enacts it. Member states must grant equivalent licenses to qualified applicants with active home-state licenses who complete state and commission requirements. Applicants must pay applicable fees and background-ch… - State exits can end licensing access: mixed, low. A state can withdraw by repealing its compact law; withdrawal takes effect 180 days after the repeal is enacted. An unresolved default can lead to termination after other compliance efforts fail and a supermajority of member-state delegates votes to terminate. Either exit requires notice to license… - Commission personnel gain civil liability protections: mixed, low. Commission members, officers, staff, and representatives gain protection from personal and official civil liability for qualifying work-related acts or errors. Coverage applies within their commission duties, or when they reasonably believe they are acting within those duties. The commission must p… - Interstate commission runs school psychologist licensing: mixed, low. The law creates an interstate commission to run the compact, adopt binding rules, and issue temporary emergency rules. Later-joining states are subject to existing commission rules, and member states' executive and judicial branches must enforce the compact. The commission can enforce state complia… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kirk Hatcher (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Andrew Jones (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Stewart (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | Hatcher Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 499 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 639 | pass | 102 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 638 | pass | 102 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 102 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 38 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Jones motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 37 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 30 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-04-22: Enacted (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Signature Requested (House) - 2025-04-08: Third Reading in Second House (House) - 2025-04-08: Gidley 1st Amendment Offered (House) - 2025-04-08: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 638 (House) - 2025-04-08: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 639 (House) - 2025-04-08: Hatcher Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 499 (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2025-03-19: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2025-02-12: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions (House) - 2025-02-12: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2025-02-11: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Jones 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Jones motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 37 (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 38 (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Engrossed (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB61-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB61-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB61-enr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted) - 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/SB61-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB61-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB61-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) - [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-SB61-2025rs (as of 2026-10-19).