---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset law; Board of Examiners of Assisted Living Administrators continued with modification until October 1, 2028"
description: "Occupational Licensing Boards"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2026rs"
identifier: "SB 78"
citation: "Alabama SB 78 (2026rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Occupational Licensing Boards"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carnley"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f5718c94-7044-4007-8401-79367d551eff"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "c0c5372c49256c1c66daa3b716b665a88ba251742e50b7e3b91fd39267e28ca6"
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 78 (2026rs) — Sunset law; Board of Examiners of Assisted Living Administrators continued with modification until October 1, 2028

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/2026RS/SB78-int.pdf)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB78-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Carnley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 497 `passage`
- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 270 `passage`
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
- **2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2026-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
- **2026-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development `reading-1, referral-committee`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f5718c94-7044-4007-8401-79367d551eff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).