Relating to the State Board of Health and emergency medical services; to amend Section 22-18-1, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the requirements for a licensure as a community paramedic; and to prohibit the State Board of Health from requiring a college degree for licensure as a community paramedic.
Summary
Paramedics, requirement of a college degree deleted for licensure
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced May 2, 2023
Signed May 30, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2023 · House May 16, 2023
How they voted
29–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 34
May 25, 2023
D
Democratic8
75% Yea
R
Republican26
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
6
Committee
5
May 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
upper
May 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
upper
May 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (Healthcare)
upper
May 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (Healthcare)
upper
May 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Health)
lower
May 2, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Health)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Phillip Pettus
RRepublican
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