Alabama Senate committee advances library board removal bill with Democratic support

Bill to allow library board member removals advances out of Senate committee

The bill allows two thirds of a library board's appointing authority to remove a member for any reason.

Alabama Senate bill would allow counties and cities to fire library boards

Sen. Chris Elliott, R-Josephine (right) speaks to Sen. Lance Bell, R-Pell City (left) on the floor of the Alabama Senate on Jan. 20, 2026 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. The Senate County and Municipal Government Committee, chaired by Elliott, passed a bill he sponsored to allow local governments to fire library board members and monitor library materials. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)The Senate County and Municipal Governmen…

Alabama Senate committee advances library board removal bill with Democratic support

Despite warnings from library advocates that the proposal could politicize local library boards, a Senate committee on Wednesday advanced a bill allowing city and county elected officials to remove library board members without cause.