SB233 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Paul Bussman
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2015
Title: Contractors, State Licensing Board for General Contractors, one board member to be a subcontractor, Sec. 34-8-20 am'd.
Summary: SB233 changes the State Licensing Board for General Contractors to require diverse construction experience among its five members, including highways, public utilities, buildings, and subcontracting.
What This Bill Does
The bill keeps the board at five general contractors with at least 10 years of experience each. It requires at least one member whose larger part of the business is highway construction, at least one for public utilities, at least one for building construction, and at least one who works as a subcontractor. The Governor appoints members for staggered initial terms and then five-year terms, can fill vacancies, and may remove members, with a specified commitment to diversity in appointments; the act takes effect immediately after passage.

Who It Affects
Potential and current members of the State Licensing Board for General Contractors, who must meet new experience and specialty requirements.
Construction professionals in Alabama working in highways, public utilities, buildings, and subcontracting, who will be represented on the board by at least one member from their area.

Key Provisions
The Board will have five members, each a general contractor with at least 10 years' experience.
At least one member must have a larger part of their business in highway construction.
At least one member must have a larger part of their business in public utilities.
At least one member must have a larger part of their business in building construction.
At least one member must have a larger part of their business as a subcontractor.
Members are appointed by the Governor for initial terms of 1 through 5 years, with five-year terms thereafter.
Appointments must reflect racial, gender, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state.
vacancies are filled by the Governor and the Governor may remove any member, with or without cause.
The act becomes effective immediately upon passage.

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Subjects: Contractors