---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene; to amend Sections 34-9-1, 34-9-5, 34-9-10, 34-9-11, 34-9-15, 34-9-26, 34-9-27, 34-9-43, 34-9-60, 34-9-63, and 34-9-86, Code of Alabama 1975; to further provide for penalties for violations; and qualifications for licensure and administration of controlled substances by dentists and dental hygienists."
description: "Board of dental examiners, dentists and dental hygienists, revises licensure and fee requirements , qualifications for administering controlled substances to patients,"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 285"
citation: "Alabama HB 285 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Board of dental examiners"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Craig Lipscomb"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-01T13:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1836cb05-0b1a-42dc-a46c-d47bd6b1fc38"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "3df1228f80c93626fa31faaee8fddc35c9a0930f4ff2d755897a2c9d51354908"
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 285 (2023rs) — Relating to the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene; to amend Sections 34-9-1, 34-9-5, 34-9-10, 34-9-11, 34-9-15, 34-9-26, 34-9-27, 34-9-43, 34-9-60, 34-9-63, and 34-9-86, Code of Alabama 1975; to further provide for penalties for violations; and qualifications for licensure and administration of controlled substances by dentists and dental hygienists.

Board of dental examiners, dentists and dental hygienists, revises licensure and fee requirements , qualifications for administering controlled substances to patients,

## 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/HB285-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-362** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1274789.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 0NJ2GG-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/0NJ2GG-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment XIK477-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/XIK477-1.pdf)
5. **Boards, Agencies and Commissions Amendment HHAF66-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HHAF66-1.pdf)
6. **Boards, Agencies and Commissions Amendment P57JGG-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/P57JGG-1.pdf)
7. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB285-eng.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB285-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 770 on HB285 (2023 Regular Session) — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 771 on HB285 (2023 Regular Session) — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 1132 on HB285 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 772 on HB285 (2023 Regular Session) — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Craig Lipscomb — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Healthcare) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Healthcare) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended `passage`
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Boards, Agencies and Commissions) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Boards, Agencies and Commissions) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-06-01T13:00:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-362 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1836cb05-0b1a-42dc-a46c-d47bd6b1fc38`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).