---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Law; State Board of Midwifery continued with modification until October 1, 2029"
description: "Occupational Licensing Boards"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2025rs"
identifier: "HB 126"
citation: "Alabama HB 126 (2025rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Occupational Licensing Boards"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wilcox"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/56ce5335-d689-4b09-b4bf-650184b57a7f"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "7fc411a64534eee7f692ce4da28dc48f2dc99640ea46d1443060fb8b20981d28"
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 126 (2025rs) — Sunset Law; State Board of Midwifery continued with modification until October 1, 2029

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/2025RS/HB126-int.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB126-eng.pdf)
3. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 44** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/XN4NZ7Z-1.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB126-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Wilcox — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Filed `filing`
- **2025-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2025-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2025-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2025-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2025-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2025-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 618 `passage`
- **2025-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Healthcare)
- **2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2025-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Healthcare)
- **2025-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Healthcare `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2025-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 45 `passage`
- **2025-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 44
- **2025-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Boards, Agencies and Commissions 1st Substitute Offered (Boards, Agencies and Commissions) `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2025-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
- **2025-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2025-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Boards, Agencies and Commissions 1st Substitute (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
- **2025-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
- **2025-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions `reading-1, referral-committee`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/56ce5335-d689-4b09-b4bf-650184b57a7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).