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3.9 KiB
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77 lines
3.9 KiB
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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to design professionals; to add Section 41-9A-3.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to require an agreement with a design professional who does not have professional liability insurance coverage to disclose that fact in writing to the client, who shall sign and notarize the disclosure."
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description: "Design professionals, required to have professional liability insurance and disclose to clients"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
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legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
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session: "2023rs"
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identifier: "SB 244"
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citation: "Alabama SB 244 (2023rs)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Design professionals"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Clyde Chambliss"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f3ffa07-a5d7-4568-a7d8-f381f52e30b0"
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source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
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source_hash: "da33ea128425b768bb164933e029850b700f0f59d62bcd2f8b2040405baed8c6"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
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---
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# Alabama SB 244 (2023rs) — Relating to design professionals; to add Section 41-9A-3.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to require an agreement with a design professional who does not have professional liability insurance coverage to disclose that fact in writing to the client, who shall sign and notarize the disclosure.
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Design professionals, required to have professional liability insurance and disclose to clients
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB244-int.pdf)
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2. **Act 2023-477** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1285174.AI1.pdf)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB244-enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Roll of the S for Vote 871 on SB244 (2023 Regular Session) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
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- Roll of the H for Vote 1155 on SB244 (2023 Regular Session) — **102–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Clyde Chambliss — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
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- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
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- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
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- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
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- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
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- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
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- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Insurance) `committee-passage`
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- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Insurance) `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
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- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
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- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
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- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
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- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
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- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (State Governmental Affairs) `committee-passage`
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- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (State Governmental Affairs) `introduction, referral`
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- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
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- **2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-477 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f3ffa07-a5d7-4568-a7d8-f381f52e30b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).
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