HB111 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Randall Shedd

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Sunset Law; Home Builders Licensure Board continued with modification until October 1, 2029

Summary

HB111 would extend the Home Builders Licensure Board to 2029 and rewrite how its members are chosen and seated to add geographic representation and specific group seats.

What This Bill Does

It continues the Home Builders Licensure Board until October 1, 2029 and preserves the existing enabling statutes. It changes membership to nine seats—three appointed by the Governor, three by the Lieutenant Governor, and three by the Speaker—from a list of three candidates provided by the Home Builders Association of Alabama. Starting June 1, 2025, it requires geographic representation with at least one member from each congressional district and the rest at-large, and specifies seven builder members, one building official/inspector, and one consumer member. It also sets initial term lengths of one, two, or three years, with subsequent terms of three years, and requires vacancies to be filled from the same candidate pool with members serving until a successor is qualified.

Who It Affects

• Residential home builders in Alabama, who will make up seven of the nine board seats and are subject to new appointment and geographic representation rules.
• Consumers and building officials/inspectors involved in residential construction, who gain a dedicated consumer seat and a seat for a government inspector to participate in licensure oversight.

Key Provisions

• Continue the Home Builders Licensure Board until October 1, 2029 and preserve the existing statutes.
• Board comprises nine members: three appointed by the Governor, three by the Lieutenant Governor, and three by the Speaker, from a list of three qualified candidates for each seat provided by the Home Builders Association of Alabama.
• Board composition includes seven residential builders (with at least five years’ experience and state residency), one building official/inspector, and one consumer member with no licensee ties.
• Starting June 1, 2025, at least one member must reside in and be appointed from each congressional district, with the remaining members from the state at-large.
• Initial terms are 1, 2, or 3 years; subsequent terms are three years; vacancies filled from three qualified candidates provided by HB Association; members serve until their successor is appointed and qualified.

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Subjects

Occupational Licensing Boards