---
type: "Bill"
title: "Scope of practice of physical therapists"
description: "Occupational Licensing Boards"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2024rs"
identifier: "HB 232"
citation: "Alabama HB 232 (2024rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Occupational Licensing Boards"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leigh Hulsey"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-05-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aff897ef-41e2-463e-88a8-8dafbf47d119"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "fa9976335a723e8baf213313d2ecb6dfc782ff833a761438a40ee828e32de617"
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 232 (2024rs) — Scope of practice of physical therapists

Occupational Licensing Boards

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/HB232-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2024-385** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1547926.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 4NYWIIR-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/4NYWIIR-1.pdf)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/HB232-eng.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/HB232-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 467 on HB232 (2024 Regular Session) — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 466 on HB232 (2024 Regular Session) — **101–1** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 1176 on HB232 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 1175 on HB232 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 468 on HB232 (2024 Regular Session) — **95–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Leigh Hulsey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2024-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2024-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2024-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2024-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1176 `passage`
- **2024-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2024-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Healthcare)
- **2024-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Healthcare)
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Healthcare `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 468 `passage`
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 467
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Health 1st Substitute Offered (Health) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2024-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Health)
- **2024-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2024-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Health 1st Substitute (Health)
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Health)
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Health `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-15T17:45:00+00:00** Enacted as 2024-385 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aff897ef-41e2-463e-88a8-8dafbf47d119`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).