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Alabama · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 136: Emergency rules; require Governor to certify that circumstances exist to justify emergency rules

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 136 is a bill introduced in the Alabama House on January 8, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Emergency rules; require Governor to certify that circumstances exist to justify emergency rules. Primary sponsor: Chris Pringle (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 25, 2026): Reported Out of Committee Second House.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Administrative Law and Procedures

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris PringlePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse101

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Reported Out of Committee Second House
  2. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (State Governmental Affairs)
  3. Third Reading in House of Origin
  4. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 343
  5. Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on State Governmental Affairs
  6. Pending Committee Action in Second House (State Governmental Affairs)
  7. Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
  8. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (State Government)
  9. Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government
  10. Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (State Government)
  11. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source