HB313 Alabama 2022 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Terri CollinsRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2022
Title: Chiropractic Examiners, Board of, authorized to acquire, convey, and hold real property, Sec. 34-24-143 am'd.
Summary: HB313 would let the Alabama Board of Chiropractic Examiners own and manage real property, and clarifies how its fees and finances are handled.
What This Bill Does
It adds authority for the board to acquire and hold real property in its own name and to transfer or sell it as needed, with purchases funded by the board and not creating state debts. It also keeps fees collected by the board nonrefundable except in limited cases such as death, disability, retirement from practice, or if the board fails to conduct a scheduled exam. The bill requires proper accounting and audits of the board’s funds and expenditures, and keeps all property transactions within the board's control. It becomes effective on the first day of the third month after it passes.

Who It Affects
Alabama Board of Chiropractic Examiners and its finances, which gain the authority to acquire, hold, and transfer real property in its own name and to manage funds separate from the state for those purposes (with board-only obligations).
Applicants and licensees (and other fee payers to the board), whose fees are generally nonrefundable except in specified situations and who are affected by how board funds are collected and audited.

Key Provisions
The board may acquire and hold real property in its own name by purchase, gift, grant, or other lawful means, except eminent domain.
The board may transfer, sell, convey, or otherwise dispose of real property and improvements, with the obligations limited to the board and not creating state debts.
All examination and related fees collected by the board are deposited into the State Treasury to be used to defray the board’s expenses (printing, stamps, travel, staff, etc.).
Fees are generally nonrefundable, with refunds allowed only in narrow cases such as death, disability, retirement from practice between payments and renewal/initial license issuance, or if the board fails to conduct a scheduled examination.
The board’s books and records are subject to state audit; the secretary-treasurer or executive director must maintain accurate accounts of funds received and expenditures.
The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and Governor approval.

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Subjects: Chiropractic Examiners, State Board of