SB304 Alabama Business License Building Trade
Summary
SB304 was signed into law by Alabama Governor on April 13, 2026, establishing or clarifying provisions for municipal business licenses applicable to certain businesses in the building trade. The bill passed the Senate 30-0 and the House 101-2 after House amendments, receiving final Senate concurrence on April 8, 2026. Municipalities in Alabama gain explicit authority to require and issue business licenses for entities operating in the building trade.
What changed
SB304 enacts new provisions governing municipal business licensing requirements for businesses engaged in the building trade across Alabama. The bill underwent amendment in both chambers, with House amendments adopted via Senate concurrence on April 8, 2026, before receiving the Governor's signature.
Municipal governments in Alabama will need to implement or update business license frameworks for building trade entities operating within their jurisdictions. Businesses engaged in construction, contracting, and related building trades should monitor for any new licensing requirements from their respective municipalities following the bill's effective date.
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ChangeBridge / Alabama / SB304 Signed by Governor SB304 Senate Bill Signed by Governor 2026-04-13
Municipalities; business license for certain businesses in the building trade provided for
Bill Details
State Alabama
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber Senate
Official Source alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search
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Sponsors
Greg Albritton (Sen - R)
Action History
2026-04-13 S Enacted 2026-04-13 S Enacted 2026-04-09 H Signature Requested 2026-04-09 S Delivered to Governor 2026-04-09 S Enrolled 2026-04-08 S Ready to Enroll 2026-04-08 S Gudger Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1263 2026-04-08 H Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1293 2026-04-08 H Lee motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1292 CXNZVWQ-1 2026-04-08 H Hill 1st Amendment Offered CXNZVWQ-1 2026-04-08 H Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1291 BY7AN4J-1 2026-04-08 H Lee 1st Amendment Offered BY7AN4J-1 2026-04-08 H Third Reading in Second House 2026-04-01 H Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar 2026-04-01 H Reported Out of Committee Second House 2026-03-19 H Pending House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure 2026-03-19 H Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure 2026-03-17 S Engrossed 2026-03-17 S Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 919 2026-03-17 S Albritton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 918 V74A6LP-1 2026-03-17 S Elliott 2nd Substitute Offered V74A6LP-1 2026-03-17 S Albritton motion to Table - Adopted Voice Vote MSAMUHW-1 2026-03-17 S County and Municipal Government 1st Substitute Offered MSAMUHW-1 2026-03-17 S Third Reading in House of Origin 2026-02-17 S Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar 2026-02-17 S Reported Out of Committee House of Origin 2026-02-17 S County and Municipal Government 1st Substitute MSAMUHW-1 2026-02-12 S Pending Senate County and Municipal Government 2026-02-12 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government
Votes
2026-03-17 SBIR: Passed by House of Origin Yea: 30 Nay: 0 2026-03-17 Third Reading in House of Origin Yea: 30 Nay: 0 2026-03-17 Albritton motion to Adopt - Roll Call 918 V74A6LP-1 Yea: 30 Nay: 0 2026-03-17 Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 919 Yea: 30 Nay: 0 2026-04-08 HBIR: Passed by Second House Yea: 101 Nay: 2 2026-04-08 Third Reading in Second House Yea: 101 Nay: 2 2026-04-08 Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 1291 BY7AN4J-1 Yea: 103 Nay: 0 2026-04-08 Lee motion to Table - Roll Call 1292 CXNZVWQ-1 Yea: 80 Nay: 5 2026-04-08 Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 1293 Yea: 92 Nay: 4 2026-04-08 Gudger Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Roll Call 1263 Yea: 33 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-02-12 S County and Municipal Government 2026-03-19 H Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure
Amendments
2026-02-17 Senate County and Municipal Government County and Municipal Government 1st Substitute 2026-03-17 Senate Albritton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 918 2026-04-08 House Lee motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1292 2026-04-08 House Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1291
Bill Text Versions
2026-02-12 Introduced 2026-03-17 Engrossed 0000-00-00 Enrolled
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