Senate Bill 38 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Sam GivhanSenator

Republican

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

Governor, authorized to remove executive director or director of occupational or professional licensing boards

Summary

SB38 would give the Governor the authority to remove the executive officers of state occupational or professional licensing boards from office, with or without cause, starting October 1, 2026, and subject to the state Merit System.

What This Bill Does

SB38 expands the Governor's removal power to include the executive officers of occupational or professional licensing boards. The Governor would be able to remove these board executives from office or discharge them with or without cause, aligning their treatment with other state officials, except for Merit System employees. The measure preserves existing Merit System protections and becomes effective on October 1, 2026.

Who It Affects

• Executive officers of state occupational or professional licensing boards — would be removable by the Governor, with or without cause, unless they are Merit System employees.
• Other state executive branch employees and licensing-board staff not covered by this provision — their removal rules remain as they are today under existing law; no new authority applies to them.

Key Provisions

• Adds new subsection 36-13-7(b) authorizing the Governor to remove from office any executive officer of an occupational or professional licensing board, with or without cause, subject to Merit System exclusions.
• Sets October 1, 2026 as the effective date for the expanded removal authority.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 12, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Government Administration