---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alabama Behavior Analyst Licensing Board, continued pursuant to Sunset Law until October 1, 2026; Department of Mental Health required to provide certain services and personnel for operation of board"
description: "Occupational Licensing Boards"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2024rs"
identifier: "SB 131"
citation: "Alabama SB 131 (2024rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Occupational Licensing Boards"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Will Barfoot"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-05-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/631e78cb-60ad-4cb3-9462-f73ef30c16f2"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "4be3aad9df25b2ed4e8e3f14b0878b42a3f2c5f409773594a7ee84f2a8c79fcb"
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 SB 131 (2024rs) — Alabama Behavior Analyst Licensing Board, continued pursuant to Sunset Law until October 1, 2026; Department of Mental Health required to provide certain services and personnel for operation 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/SB131-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2024-235** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1539728.AI1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB131-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 890 on SB131 (2024 Regular Session) — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 140 on SB131 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 141 on SB131 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 891 on SB131 (2024 Regular Session) — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Will Barfoot — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 891 `passage`
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **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 Second House
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 141 `passage`
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-06T16:40:00+00:00** Enacted as 2024-235 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/631e78cb-60ad-4cb3-9462-f73ef30c16f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).