HB 182 Alabama House · 2026 Regular Session

Health department; to require acceptance of military education or training as credit towards EMS licensure

HB 182 requires the Alabama Department of Public Health to accept military education, training, and experience as credit toward emergency medical services (EMS) personnel licensure. This directly affects veterans and active-duty military personnel (including National Guard and Reserves) seeking EMS licenses in Alabama, provided they also submit proof of passing the National Registry exam. The bill amends Alabama Code Section 22-18-4 to explicitly include military service under acceptable qualifications, while removing outdated language and making minor technical updates to the code. It does not change other licensure requirements, such as completing approved EMS courses or passing exams.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare ✓ Veterans

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Mar 5, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits · Mar 5, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was finalized and enrolled for signature, incorporating substantive changes to emergency medical services (EMS) licensing and funding. The text was cleaned up to remove duplicate sections and fix formatting errors found in the earlier draft. The final version clarifies that military training can count toward EMS qualifications and establishes specific rules for ambulance licensing and fees.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on amending Section 22-18-4 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to regulate EMS personnel licensing and fees, with no change in the overall subject matter.

TECHNICAL

Removed duplicate text and synopsis sections that appeared in the introduced draft but were unnecessary in the final enrolled version.

Corrected numerous typos and grammatical errors throughout the text, such as changing 'Healthdepartment' to 'Health department' and fixing run-on words like 'willshall' and 'takehave'.

TIMELINE

The effective date for the new regulations was set to October 1, 2026.

ENFORCEMENT

Added certification signatures from the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, confirming the bill passed both chambers.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

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Committee

Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 646

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee Second House

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (State Governmental Affairs)

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 505

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors