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HB441 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Jan 14, 2026
HB441 Alabama 2025 Session
House Bill
Enacted
Current Status
2025 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Session
2025 Regular Session
Title
Alabama Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, minimum educational qualifications for speech-language pathology assistant provided
Description

Under existing law, the Alabama Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology is responsible for establishing, by administrative rule, the minimum qualifications for speech-language pathology assistants.

This bill would require an applicant for registration as an assistant to hold the minimum of an associate's degree in communication disorders or related field in speech-language pathology or audiology in lieu of a bachelor's degree.

Subjects
Occupational Licensing Boards

Bill Actions

H

Enacted

H

Enacted

H

Delivered to Governor

S

Signature Requested

H

Enrolled

H

Ready to Enroll

H

Standridge Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1194

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 973

S

Gudger motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 972 NRB3HTJ-1

S

Gudger 1st Amendment Offered NRB3HTJ-1

S

Carried Over to the Call of the Chair

S

Gudger motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 963 I388DWZ-1

S

Healthcare 1st Substitute Offered I388DWZ-1

S

Carried Over to the Call of the Chair

S

Healthcare 1st Substitute Offered I388DWZ-1

S

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

S

Reported Out of Committee Second House

S

Healthcare 1st Substitute I388DWZ-1

S

Pending Senate Healthcare

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Healthcare

H

Engrossed

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 956

H

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 955 84YRI2H-1

H

Health 1st Substitute Offered 84YRI2H-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

H

Health 1st Substitute 84YRI2H-1

H

Pending House Health

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Health

Calendar

Hearing

Senate Healthcare Hearing

Room 304 at 09:30:00

Hearing

House Health Hearing

Room 206 at 10:30:00

Hearing

House Health Hearing

Room 206 at 10:30:00

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 956

April 21, 2025 House Passed
Yes 87
No 2
Abstained 13
Absent 1

Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 955 84YRI2H-1

April 21, 2025 House Passed
Yes 98
Abstained 5

Third Reading in House of Origin

April 21, 2025 House Passed
Yes 99
Abstained 3
Absent 1

HBIR: Passed by House of Origin

April 21, 2025 House Passed
Yes 99
Abstained 3
Absent 1

Standridge Concur In and Adopt - Roll Call 1194

May 5, 2025 House Passed
Yes 101
Absent 2

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 973

May 5, 2025 Senate Passed
Yes 34

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature