HB442 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Terri CollinsRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2015
Title: Women's commission, quorum for holding meetings and conducting business, Sec. 41-9-410 am'd.
Summary: HB442 would overhaul the Alabama Women's Commission by changing its membership and quorum rules, including new appointment rules, term lengths, and gender representation requirements.
What This Bill Does
The bill reorganizes the Women's Commission to include three House members, two Senate members, and ten governor-appointed members (one from each congressional district and two to three from the state-at-large), with an additional at-large seat created in 2015. Governor-appointed members have specific terms: five-year and three-year terms for most initial appointees, with successors serving five years; the 2015 at-large seat has a two-year initial term and five-year terms for successors. It requires at least seven governor-appointed members to be women. It sets a five-member quorum for meetings, specifies how vacancies are filled, requires the commission to report to the Governor and Legislature, allows reimbursement of expenses but prohibits compensation, and makes the act effective on the first day of the third month after passage.

Who It Affects
Governor-appointed members of the Women's Commission (including district-based and at-large appointees) who will have new term lengths, district/at-large appointment structure, and a gender representation requirement.
Legislator-appointed members (three House members and two Senate members) whose terms and inclusion on the Commission are maintained with specified two-year terms and the overall revised composition.

Key Provisions
Membership composition: 3 House members, 2 Senate members, and 10 Governor-appointed members (one from each congressional district and two to three from the state-at-large), plus an additional at-large seat created by a 2015 act.
Quorum: Five members constitute the quorum for holding meetings and transacting business.
Terms and appointments: Governor-appointed members have multi-year terms with specific five-year and three-year term structures; initial and successor terms for the legislative members (the original five legislator appointees) are two years; vacancies are filled in the same manner as initial appointments.
Gender representation: At least seven of the governor-appointed members must be women.
Operational rules: The commission reports to the Governor and Legislature; members may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses but receive no compensation; effective date is the first day of the third month after passage.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Women's Commission