SB199 Alabama 2022 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Randy PriceSenator
Republican
Co-Sponsor: Arthur Orr
Session: Regular Session 2022
Title: Chiropractic Examiners, Board of, to authorize the board to acquire, convey, and hold real property, Sec. 34-24-143 am'd.
Summary: SB199 would give the Alabama Board of Chiropractic Examiners authority to acquire, own, and manage real property in its own name.
What This Bill Does
It would authorize the board to acquire, hold, and transfer real property for its use. The board could obtain property by purchase, gift, grant, or other lawful means, and could also sell or convey property and improvements. Purchases would be funded with the board's own funds, and any obligations tied to those purchases would be the board's alone, not the state's. The board's finances and records would be subject to state audits, and the act would take effect on the first day of the third month after its passage and governor's approval.

Who It Affects
Alabama Board of Chiropractic Examiners — gains authority to acquire, own, and dispose real property in its own name to support its regulatory functions
State of Alabama / taxpayers — property transactions will be the board's responsibility; such obligations would not create state debt, and board finances are subject to state audits.

Key Provisions
Amends Section 34-24-143 to authorize the board to acquire and hold real property in its own name by purchase, gift, grant, or other lawful means (excluding eminent domain).
The board may transfer, sell, or convey real property and improvements; purchases may use board funds; such obligations are solely board obligations and do not create debts or liabilities of the State of Alabama.
Board funds and expenditures are deposited into the State Treasury and are appropriated to defray the board's expenses; the board's books and records are subject to state audit and must keep accurate accounts by the secretary-treasurer or executive director.
Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month following passage and governor's approval.

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Subjects: Chiropractic Examiners, State Board of