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HB120 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Polygraph Examiners, Board of, Sunset Law review, continued until October 1, 2020.
Summary

HB 120 extends the Polygraph Examiners Board's life and authority until October 1, 2020 under Alabama's Sunset Law.

What This Bill Does

The bill keeps the Polygraph Examiners Board in operation beyond its previous sunset date and preserves the governing statutes (Sections 34-25-1 to 34-25-36). It follows a Sunset Committee recommendation and the Legislature's agreement, and it becomes effective immediately upon passage and the governor's approval.

Who It Affects
  • Polygraph Examiners Board members and staff, whose existence and functioning are extended
  • Polygraph examiners and applicants regulated by the board, and the public who relies on the board's regulation and oversight
Key Provisions
  • Section 1: The Sunset Committee recommends continuance of the Polygraph Examiners Board until October 1, 2020.
  • Section 2: The board's existence and functioning are continued until October 1, 2020, and the related code sections (34-25-1 to 34-25-36) are preserved.
  • Section 3: The Legislature concurs with the Sunset Committee's recommendations.
  • Section 4: The act becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.
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Subjects
Sunset Law

Bill Actions

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Forwarded to Governor on April 18, 2019 at 11:34 a.m. on April 18, 2019.

H

Assigned Act No. 2019-75.

H

Clerk of the House Certification

H

Enrolled

S

Signature Requested

H

Passed Second House

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 244

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Chambliss motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote

S

Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 49

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

March 21, 2019 House Passed
Yes 101
Absent 4

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

April 16, 2019 Senate Passed
Yes 27
Absent 8

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature