HB220 • 2026

Multi-member boards; Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker, and President Pro Tempore authorized to replace any board member whom the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker, and President Pro Tempore has appointing authority over

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Pringle
Last action: 2026-04-17
Official status: Enacted
Effective date: 2026-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

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HB220: Rules for Removing and Replacing Appointed Board Members

This law allows top state leaders to remove members they appointed to certain boards at any time and requires them to appoint a qualified replacement.

What This Bill Does

Allows the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Minority Leader of the House, and Minority Leader of the Senate to remove board members they appointed.
States that these appointed members serve only as long as their leader wants them to stay.
Requires leaders who remove a member to appoint a new person who meets all legal qualifications for the role.
Overrides other laws that might have set different rules or processes for removing these board members.

Who It Names or Affects

Members of state boards, authorities, and commissions appointed by top legislative leaders or the Governor.
The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Minority Leader of the House, and Minority Leader of the Senate who have power to appoint members.

Terms To Know

Serve at the pleasure: A person keeps their job only as long as the leader who appointed them wants them to stay; they can be removed without a specific reason or process.
Appointing authority: The official, such as the Governor or Speaker of the House, who has the legal power to choose someone for a board seat.

Limits and Unknowns

This law does not apply to the Alabama State Port Authority.
This law does not apply to the State Ethics Commission.
This law does not apply to governing boards of public colleges or universities.
The Governor cannot use this law to remove someone appointed only to fill a vacancy in an elected office.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

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R 329

Adopted

Plain English: This amendment allows the Governor and top legislative leaders to fire and replace members of state boards they appointed at any time, with some exceptions.

The Governor, Speaker of the House, or President Pro Tempore can remove a board member they appointed whenever they want.
These officials do not need to follow other laws that might require specific reasons or steps for removing someone from a board.
Any new person replacing a removed member must still meet all the legal requirements needed to serve on that specific board.

This rule does not apply to boards that run public colleges and universities, such as two-year or four-year schools.
The law will only take effect starting October 1, 2026.

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R 330

Adopted

Plain English: This amendment changes who can replace members on multi-member boards by listing only the Governor and the Speaker.

The text now says that board replacements must follow existing laws for any member appointed by the Governor or the Speaker.

The provided amendment text is incomplete because it cuts off mid-sentence, so we cannot confirm if other officials like the Lieutenant Governor were fully removed from this list.
Because the sentence ends abruptly at 'or the', the exact final wording of the change is unclear.

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R 1249 • Hovey

Adopted

Plain English: This amendment allows top state leaders to fire and replace members of certain government boards at any time without following other removal rules.

The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, or President Pro Tempore can remove a board member they appointed whenever they want.
These officials must follow existing laws to pick a new person who meets the required qualifications for the empty spot.
This rule overrides any other state law that might require a specific process or reason before removing someone from these boards.

The Governor cannot use this power to remove people appointed to fill vacancies in elected offices.
These rules do not apply to the Alabama State Port Authority, the State Ethics Commission, or school governing boards for public colleges and universities.
This law will only take effect on October 1, 2026.

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R 1250 • Hovey

Adopted

Plain English: This amendment changes the bill to allow legislative leaders like the Speaker and Minority Leaders to replace members on boards they have the power to appoint.

The list of officials who can act now includes the House Minority Leader and Senate Minority Leader instead of just the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker, and President Pro Tempore.
These new leaders are given the same authority as other top officials to remove board members at any time if they have the power to appoint them.

The amendment text only shows specific line replacements and does not list which exact boards or committees these changes apply to.
It is unclear from this short excerpt how many total officials are affected beyond those named in the replacement lines.

Bill History

2026-04-17 House
Enacted
2026-04-08 House
Pringle Motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1326 (Yeas 105, Nays 0)
2026-04-08 Senate
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1251 (Yeas 32, Nays 0)
2026-04-08 Senate
Hovey motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1250 (Yeas 32, Nays 0)
2026-04-08 Senate
Hovey motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1249 (Yeas 32, Nays 0)
2026-04-08 Senate
Third Reading in Second House (Yeas 32, Nays 0)
2026-04-08 House
Delivered to Governor
2026-04-08 Senate
Signature Requested
2026-04-08 House
Enrolled
2026-04-08 House
Ready to Enroll
2026-04-08 Senate
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Amendment Offered
2026-04-08 Senate
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Substitute Offered
2026-02-19 Senate
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-02-18 Senate
Reported Out of Committee Second House
2026-02-18 Senate
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Amendment
2026-02-18 Senate
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Substitute
2026-02-10 House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 331 (Yeas 82, Nays 3)
2026-02-10 House
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 330 (Yeas 89, Nays 0)
2026-02-10 House
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 329 (Yeas 83, Nays 2)
2026-02-10 House
Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 91, Nays 0)
2026-02-10 Senate
Pending Committee Action in Second House
2026-02-10 Senate
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
2026-02-10 House
Engrossed
2026-02-10 House
Hendrix intended to vote "Abstain"
2026-02-10 House
Oliver 1st Amendment Offered
2026-02-10 House
State Government Engrossed Substitute Offered
2026-02-05 House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-02-04 House
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
2026-01-14 House
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
2026-01-14 House
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government

Official Summary Text

This act: (1) provides that any member of a board, authority, or commission appointed by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, or the Minority Leader of the Senate serves at the pleasure of his or her respective appointing authority and may be removed by his or her respective appointing authority at any time, subject to exceptions; and (2) requires an appointing authority who removes a member to appoint a qualified replacement member.

Current Bill Text

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HB220 ENROLLED
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HB220
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By Representatives Pringle, Ledbetter
RFD: State Government
First Read: 14-Jan-26
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First Read: 14-Jan-26
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to multi-member boards; to authorize the
Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the
Minority Leader of the Senate to remove and replace at any
time any board member over which he or she has appointing
authority in certain circumstances; and to provide exceptions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a) As used in this section, "board" means
any board, authority, or commission comprised of individual
members, of which some or all members are appointed, as
established under state law.
(b) Any individual appointed to a board by the
Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, or the
Minority Leader of the Senate pursuant to a state law that
authorizes the appointment shall serve at the pleasure of the
Governor, the Speaker of the House, the President Pro Tempore
of the Senate, the House Minority Leader, or the Senate
Minority Leader, as the case may be.
(c)(1) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,
including any law providing a specific removal process, the
Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the
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Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the
Minority Leader of the Senate, at any time, may remove any
board member over which he or she has appointing authority.
(2) Any board member removed pursuant to subdivision
(1) shall be replaced in accordance with existing law by the
respective appointing authority, provided the new member meets
the applicable qualifications to serve on the board, as set
forth in the relevant state law.
(d) This section does not authorize the Governor to
remove any individual whom the Governor previously appointed
to fill a vacancy of an elected office.
(e) This section does not apply to the Alabama State
Port Authority, the State Ethics Commission, or to the
governing board of any two-year or four-year public
institution of higher education.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2026.
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1, 2026.
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
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President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
House of Representatives
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
was passed by the House 10-Feb-26, as amended.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Senate 08-Apr-26 Amended and Passed
House 08-Apr-26 Concurred in Senate
Amendment
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