HB61 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Chris PringleRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Professional licensing Boards, self-sustaining, bds, agencies, and commissions exempted from publishing expenditures through Comptroller website, required to post expenditures on bd, agency, or commission website

Summary

HB 61 would require self-sustaining professional licensing boards to publicly post their expenditures on their own websites and have their personal/professional service contracts reviewed by the Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee.

What This Bill Does

It removes the exemption from posting expenditures on the Comptroller’s public database for self-sustaining licensing boards. Each board must publish expenditure information on its own website within 60 calendar days after an expenditure, and the data must be electronically searchable and include the same information as allowed by existing law. The contracts for personal and professional services of these boards will be reviewed by the Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee in the same way as other state agencies. The board pages must include a prominent link to the expenditure data, and the boards may adopt rules to implement these changes; the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage.

Who It Affects

• Self-sustaining state professional licensing boards, agencies, or commissions: must publish expenditures on their own public websites and have their personal/professional service contracts reviewed.
• Public and consumers: will be able to access expenditure data on each board’s website, increasing transparency.

Key Provisions

• Expenditure posting requirement: Each self-sustaining licensing board must publish its expenditures on its own website within 60 calendar days after the expenditure, electronically searchable, with the same information standards as 41-4-65.
• Prominent link: The home page of each licensing board must include a prominent link to the required expenditure information.
• Contract review: All contracts for personal or professional services of these boards must be reviewed by the Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee in the same manner as other state agencies.
• Rules and effective date: Boards may adopt rules to implement the section; the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Professional Licensing Boards