---
type: "Bill"
title: "Scope of practice of architecture and duties of board"
description: "Occupational Licensing Boards"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2024rs"
identifier: "HB 235"
citation: "Alabama HB 235 (2024rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Occupational Licensing Boards"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Craig Lipscomb"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 23
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/3c383dce-80d7-4383-8676-75a3e73b7ba9"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "b1e051532edb7bcfed84557f34f6787b0299642fed39a95f85764d1dd3f50149"
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 235 (2024rs) — Scope of practice of architecture and duties of board

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/HB235-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2024-379** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1547932.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment IMPHZW6-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/IMPHZW6-1.pdf)
4. **Boards, Agencies and Commissions Amendment 3QMIVEZ-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/3QMIVEZ-1.pdf)
5. **Boards, Agencies and Commissions Amendment ITE1ZWW-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/ITE1ZWW-1.pdf)
6. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/HB235-eng.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/HB235-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 1117 on HB235 (2024 Regular Session) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 539 on HB235 (2024 Regular Session) — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 540 on HB235 (2024 Regular Session) — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 538 on HB235 (2024 Regular Session) — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 1116 on HB235 (2024 Regular Session) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Craig Lipscomb — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2024-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2024-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **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 1117 `passage`
- **2024-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2024-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (County and Municipal Government)
- **2024-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2024-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (County and Municipal Government)
- **2024-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 540 `passage`
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 539
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Boards, Agencies and Commissions Engrossed Substitute Offered (Boards, Agencies and Commissions) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
- **2024-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
- **2024-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Boards, Agencies and Commissions 2nd Amendment (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
- **2024-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Boards, Agencies and Commissions 1st Amendment (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-15T17:10:00+00:00** Enacted as 2024-379 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c383dce-80d7-4383-8676-75a3e73b7ba9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).