Alabama Senate approves bill allowing firings of library board members

By: Anna Barrett

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: February 11, 2026

Words: 644

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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The Alabama Senate Tuesday passed a bill that would allow county and city governments to terminate the members of local library boards.

SB 26, sponsored by Sen. Chris Elliott, R-Josephine, would allow the local governing body, like a county commission or city council, who appoint members of the library board to remove them with a two-thirds majority vote. The bill passed 25-6 with one abstention.

“This bill deals with board members on library boards …

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