---
type: "Bill"
title: "Boards and commissions; appointment of members revised"
description: "Legislature"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2026rs"
identifier: "SB 22"
citation: "Alabama SB 22 (2026rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Legislature"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Givhan"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-10-31T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-02T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3bbf404-3747-497d-8e6e-a28b0bcfa928"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "94a13e512fc28b6f26c7825cdcf3ba4b77a979c179ab75d8c166d05e2d8a45bf"
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 22 (2026rs) — Boards and commissions; appointment of members revised

Legislature

## 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/2026RS/SB22-int.pdf)
2. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 981** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/YM4ZA22-1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB22-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Givhan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-10-31T04:00:00+00:00** Filed `filing`
- **2026-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Givhan Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 913
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 982 `passage`
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 981
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Faulkner 1st Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Carried Over to the Call of the Chair
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (State Government)
- **2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (State Government)
- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 155 `passage`
- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2026-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (State Governmental Affairs)
- **2026-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2026-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (State Governmental Affairs)
- **2026-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on State Governmental Affairs `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/f3bbf404-3747-497d-8e6e-a28b0bcfa928`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).