---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the Alabama Sunset Law; to continue the existence and functioning of the Board of Examiners on Admission to the State Bar until October 1, 2027."
description: "Sunset Law, Board of Examiners on Admission to the State Bar continued until October 1, 2027"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 203"
citation: "Alabama HB 203 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Law"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Pringle"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-25T12:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f2072bc-91f6-4739-8610-0877c2887487"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "ac68805dae6287ac2889f9eb935a0f3fb56b00fbe725033f238a728efbe9d257"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
---

# Alabama HB 203 (2023rs) — Relating to the Alabama Sunset Law; to continue the existence and functioning of the Board of Examiners on Admission to the State Bar until October 1, 2027.

Sunset Law, Board of Examiners on Admission to the State Bar continued until October 1, 2027

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB203-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-49** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1241863.AI1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB203-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 272 on HB203 (2023 Regular Session) — **31–2** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 68 on HB203 (2023 Regular Session) — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chris Pringle — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development) `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Boards, Agencies and Commissions) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Boards, Agencies and Commissions) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-04-25T12:00:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-49 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6f2072bc-91f6-4739-8610-0877c2887487`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).