HB100 Alabama 2022 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Terri CollinsRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2022
Title: Women's Hall of Fame Board, membership revised, authorize board to meet electronically, location of the hall further provided for, Secs. 41-9-550, 41-9-551, 41-9-552 am'd.
Summary: HB100 reshapes the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame by changing board membership, allowing electronic meetings, adjusting where the hall is housed, and setting a two-year-deceased rule for new honorees.
What This Bill Does
It creates an 11-member board with members from specific fields and includes the Governor and the hosting institution's leader as voting members, with the executive secretary as a nonvoting member. It allows meetings to be held by telephone or video, with proper notice and compliance with open meetings rules. It places the Hall at Judson College, sets aside space for displays, and requires that no more than two new honorees be inducted each year, with those honorees having been deceased for at least two years; nominations can come from the public.

Who It Affects
Potential honorees for the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame, who must be deceased for at least two years before they can be selected and who will be nominated by the public and voted on by the board.
Governance and hosting entities (the Governor, Judson College, and the institution hosting the hall) as well as current and future board members, who experience changes to board composition, meeting methods, location arrangements, and administrative requirements.

Key Provisions
Board composed of 11 members from fields including politics, art, education, business, law, community service, medicine, religion, science, and at least one from each field.
Governor appoints initial members; Governor and hosting institution's president/CEO are voting members; executive secretary is nonvoting; terms are three years; vacancies filled by the board; diversity of race and geography emphasized; chair elected annually.
Board may meet via telephone or video conference; such participation counts as presence; 5-member quorum; 10 days' notice; open meetings rules apply; expenses reimbursed, no compensation.
Board domiciled at Judson College in Marion; institution to provide appropriate space for hall activities and displays; Judson College to designate space for plaques, busts, and memorabilia.
Main purpose to honor Alabama women with outstanding contributions; nominations open to the public; elections require unanimous board vote with a quorum; installation may be on separate occasions; no more than two new honorees per year, deceased at least two years at selection.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Women's Hall of Fame