Relating to design professionals; to add Section 41-9A-3.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to require an agreement with a design professional who does not have professional liability insurance coverage to disclose that fact in writing to the client, who shall sign and notarize the disclosure.
Summary
Design professionals, required to have professional liability insurance and disclose to clients
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Apr 25, 2023
Signed Jun 14, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 18, 2023 · House Jun 6, 2023
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 34
May 18, 2023
D
Democratic8
100% Yea
R
Republican26
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Jun 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
lower
May 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
lower
May 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Insurance)
lower
May 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (Insurance)
lower
May 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
upper
May 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
upper
May 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (State Governmental Affairs)
upper
Apr 25, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (State Governmental Affairs)
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clyde Chambliss
RRepublican
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