HB 425 Alabama House · 2025 Regular Session

Regional Mental Health Authority Boards; to revise membership and qualifications

HB 425 revises the membership and operational procedures for Regional Mental Health Authority Boards. The bill adjusts rules for dividing board directors into classes when there are more than 16 members and exempts boards focused solely on intellectual or developmental disabilities from certain membership provisions. It also clarifies how judges of probate and sheriffs are designated to executive committees, allowing them to opt out of committee service while retaining their full board membership. Finally, the bill mandates that these boards conduct all meetings in accordance with the Alabama Open Meetings Act.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 18, 2025 Last action May 1, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 6 edits · Apr 29, 2025

MODERATE

This bill was revised from its introduced version to an engrossed version, updating the official title and adding detailed requirements for executive committee composition in regional mental health authority boards. The changes clarify that sheriff representatives and judges of probate must be currently serving on the board to qualify for executive committee membership, with specific procedures for designating officials when multiple candidates exist.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include additional provisions about quorum requirements and procedures for handling vacancies on executive committees, while also adding an exemption for boards serving individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

REQUIREMENT

Updated the bill title to reflect additional provisions about bylaws, legal instruments, and quorum requirements that were not in the original introduced version.

Added specific requirements that executive committee members must be currently serving on the board, with procedures for designating officials when multiple sheriffs or judges of probate are available.

Added an exemption allowing boards serving individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities to not include sheriff or judge of probate members on their executive committees.

Added provisions allowing officials to opt out of executive committee service without losing their board membership, and establishing that opting out does not prevent future appointments.

Added quorum requirements specifying that a majority of executive committee members must be present to conduct business when the committee is exercising board authority.

TIMELINE

Added an effective date provision stating the act becomes effective on October 1, 2025.

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How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee Second House

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (Healthcare)

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1045

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1044

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Introduced

Reynolds 1st Amendment Offered

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (State Government)

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors