HB84 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Greg Wren
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2011
Title: Energy and Residential Codes Board, members, Building Commission Director added, Sec. 41-23-82 am'd.
Summary: HB84 adds the Director of the Alabama Building Commission to the Alabama Energy and Residential Codes Board, increases the board from 15 to 18 members, and designates the Director as a nonvoting ex officio member.
What This Bill Does
Expands the board and adds two governor-appointed seats (positions 16 and 17) to be chosen by the Chair of the Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Energy Policy. Adds the Director of the Alabama Building Commission as a board member and as a nonvoting ex officio member alongside the nonvoting ex officio status for the Energy Policy chair. Keeps the board’s main job of overseeing the acceptance, adoption, and implementation of the Alabama Energy and Residential Codes, with decisions administered by the chief of the division.

Who It Affects
Governor-appointed representatives from the various groups listed in the bill (home builders, contractors, utilities, engineers, municipalities, counties, architects, LPG board, code officials, insurance, fire council, etc.) who will have two additional seats on the board.
The Alabama Building Commission and the broader state building and code-adoption process, which gains formal participation through the Director’s membership (nonvoting) on the board and improved coordination with energy code work.

Key Provisions
Amends Section 41-23-82 to add the Director of the Alabama Building Commission as a board member and as a nonvoting ex officio member.
Increases the board size from 15 to 18 members and creates two additional governor-appointed seats (positions 16 and 17) to be appointed by the Chair of the Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Energy Policy.
The Director of the Alabama Building Commission and the Energy Policy chair (or their designees) shall serve as nonvoting ex officio members of the board.
Maintains the board’s authority over the acceptance, adoption, and implementation of the Alabama Energy and Residential Codes, with decisions administered by the chief of the division; emphasizes diverse and inclusive membership.

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Subjects: Energy and Residential Codes Board