republic-os/legislation/us/states/al/2023rs/hb-109.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to credentials and the workforce; to create the Alabama Credential Quality and Transparency Act as a new Division 9, commencing with Section 41-29-350, Article 3, Chapter 29, Title 41, Code of Alabama 1975; to create the Alabama Terminal on Linking and Analyzing Statistics on Career Pathways Act as a new Division 10, commencing with Section 41-29-360, Article 3, Chapter 29, Title 41, Code of Alabama 1975; and to establish the Alabama College and Career Readiness Act by adding Section 41-29-298 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to provide for the creation of a free, searchable public online registry of educational and occupational credentials; to restrict the release of personally identifiable information; to provide procedures for handling data breaches; to establish a statewide definition of college and career readiness; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022."
description: "Alabama Credential Quality and Transparency Act and the Alabama Workforce Council Committee on Credential Quality and Transparency, Alabama Terminal on Linking and Analyzing Statistics (ATLAS) on Career Pathways Act, and Alabama College and Career Readiness Act established"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 109"
citation: "Alabama HB 109 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alabama Credential Quality and Transparency Act and the Alabama Workforce Council Committee on Credential Quality and Transparency"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Terri Collins"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-01T13:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84a87e45-f75a-4d49-ada4-79c03756b275"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "37e5baae30191af320f3966ae11de4235f32e3fde77ad40087ce927fe62b84e8"
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 109 (2023rs) — Relating to credentials and the workforce; to create the Alabama Credential Quality and Transparency Act as a new Division 9, commencing with Section 41-29-350, Article 3, Chapter 29, Title 41, Code of Alabama 1975; to create the Alabama Terminal on Linking and Analyzing Statistics on Career Pathways Act as a new Division 10, commencing with Section 41-29-360, Article 3, Chapter 29, Title 41, Code of Alabama 1975; and to establish the Alabama College and Career Readiness Act by adding Section 41-29-298 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to provide for the creation of a free, searchable public online registry of educational and occupational credentials; to restrict the release of personally identifiable information; to provide procedures for handling data breaches; to establish a statewide definition of college and career readiness; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Alabama Credential Quality and Transparency Act and the Alabama Workforce Council Committee on Credential Quality and Transparency, Alabama Terminal on Linking and Analyzing Statistics (ATLAS) on Career Pathways Act, and Alabama College and Career Readiness Act established

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB109-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-365** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1274802.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment INS0ZZ-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/INS0ZZ-1.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB109-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 85 on HB109 (2023 Regular Session) — **104–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 1016 on HB109 (2023 Regular Session) — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 86 on HB109 (2023 Regular Session) — **80–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 1015 on HB109 (2023 Regular Session) — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 1038 on HB109 (2023 Regular Session) — **103–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Terri Collins — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Concur In and Adopt
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Education Policy) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Education Policy)
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Education Policy) `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Add Cosponsor
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Education Policy) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Education Policy) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-06-01T13:00:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-365 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84a87e45-f75a-4d49-ada4-79c03756b275`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).