Hearing
Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Hearing
Finance and Taxation at 10:00:00
HB270 Alabama 2025 Session
Updated Jan 14, 2026
HB270 Alabama 2025 Session
House Bill
In Second Chamber
Current Status
2025 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
-
Matthew Hammett RepresentativeRepublican - Session
- 2025 Regular Session
- Title
- Alabama Department of Environmental Management; water well drillers, licenses and licensees, fees therefore, revised and further provides for; continuing education required
- Description
Under existing law, a water well contractor is required to be licensed by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.
This bill would further provide for an unrestricted well driller's license and for a restricted license for the licensing of other persons engaging in the specialized drilling of wells and repairing water well pumps.
This bill would increase the fee for licensure and provide for a two-year licensure period.
This bill would further require continuing education of licensees.
This bill would authorize the Environmental Management Commission to adopt rules to implement this act.
- Subjects
- Occupational Licensing Boards
Bill Actions
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee Second House
S
Pending Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
H
Engrossed
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 357
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 356 CXXVEWJ-1
H
Boards, Agencies and Commissions Engrossed Substitute Offered CXXVEWJ-1
H
Third Reading in House of Origin
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin from House Boards, Agencies and Commissions CXXVEWJ-1
H
Boards, Agencies and Commissions 1st Amendment KHP1P5A-1
H
Pending House Boards, Agencies and Commissions
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Calendar
Hearing
House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Hearing
Room 123 at 10:30:00
Bill Text
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Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 357
Yes
102
Absent
2
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 356 CXXVEWJ-1
Yes
100
Absent
4
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
99
No
2
Absent
3
HBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
99
No
2
Absent
3
Documents
Bill Text (Engrossed)
HB270 Alabama 2025 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
HB270 Alabama 2025 Session - Introduced
Amendment
House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Amendment
House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Boards, Agencies and Commissions 1st Amendment
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by First Chamber Committee
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber
Source: Alabama Legislature