HB82 is a bill in the Alabama Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Boards of Registrars; qualifications of registrars revised; salary increased.

What is the status of HB82?

Failed as of May 6, 2025. Latest action: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (January 14, 2026).

Debbie Wood (R), with 5 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB82?

On the Alabama Legislature website: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/instrument/2025RS/HB82

Alabama legislation · 2025 Regular Session

Alabama HB82: Boards of Registrars; qualifications of registrars revised; salary increased

Q: What does HB82 do?

In its own words: An act Relating to boards of registrars; to amend Sections 17-3-2, 17-3-5, and 17-3-8, Code of Alabama 1975; to further provide for the membership of the boards of registrars; to further provide for the qualifications of registrars and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 HB82 INTRODUCED Page 2 further provide for the qualifications of registrars and establish hours of operation; to increase the salary of each registrar; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Status: Failed, May 6, 2025

What the bill says

An act Relating to boards of registrars; to amend Sections 17-3-2, 17-3-5, and 17-3-8, Code of Alabama 1975; to further provide for the membership of the boards of registrars; to further provide for the qualifications of registrars and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 HB82 INTRODUCED Page 2 further provide for the qualifications of registrars and establish hours of operation; to increase the salary of each registrar; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

From the introduced text:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to boards of registrars; to amend Sections 17-3-2, 17-3-5, and 17-3-8, Code of Alabama 1975; to further provide for the membership of the boards of registrars; to further provide for the qualifications of registrars and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 HB82 INTRODUCED Page 2 further provide for the qualifications of registrars and establish hours of operation; to increase the salary of each registrar; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. Sections 17-3-2, 17-3-5, and 17-3-8, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: "§17-3-2 (a)(1) Registration shall be conducted in each county by a board of three reputable and suitable persons individuals to be appointed, unless otherwise provided by law, by the Governor, Auditor, and Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, or by a majority of them acting as a state board of appointment. In making appointments on or after October 1, 2025, the state board of appointment shall consider the racial, gender, urban, rural, and economic diversity of the that county. (2) The registrars shall: a. be Be qualified …

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Alabama HB82: Boards of Registrars; qualifications of registrars revised; salary increased

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