AL HB222

Expands Alabama Indian Affairs Commission membership from 7 to 9 tribal representatives by adding the Piqua Shawnee Tribe of Alabama and the United Cherokee Ani-Yun-Wiya Nation as state-recognized tribes

Authorizes the commission to seek and receive appropriations, grants, and funds from state government in addition to existing federal funding authority

Protects tribal records by prohibiting the commission from being compelled to provide tribal rolls, genealogy, or membership information to membership organizations

Establishes executive director requirements: minimum age of 30, Alabama citizen and resident for at least 5 years, with salary capped at pay grade 84 of the Merit System pay plan

Effective date: October 1, 2026