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type: "Bill"
title: "In vitro fertilization; civil and criminal immunity for death or damage to an embryo provided to persons when providing or receiving services related to IVF"
description: "Health"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2024rs"
identifier: "SB 159"
citation: "Alabama SB 159 (2024rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tim Melson"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 33
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2259f004-1578-4ba8-909c-52f281c07cfb"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "63745e6517b5c79fe45a602efa78b0d304e9c20a9d1b457dc22070fcf4fc143d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
---
# Alabama SB 159 (2024rs) — In vitro fertilization; civil and criminal immunity for death or damage to an embryo provided to persons when providing or receiving services related to IVF
Health
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB159-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2024-20** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1488405.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment BGDWQJQ-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/BGDWQJQ-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment PFU3RER-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/PFU3RER-1.pdf)
5. **Amendment V1YMPLL-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/V1YMPLL-1.pdf)
6. **Amendment ZNIZWWR-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/ZNIZWWR-1.pdf)
7. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB159-eng.pdf)
8. **Health Amendment 1QXNZLZ-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/1QXNZLZ-1.pdf)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB159-enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Roll of the S for Vote 123 on SB159 (2024 Regular Session) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 126 on SB159 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 125 on SB159 (2024 Regular Session) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 203 on SB159 (2024 Regular Session) — **81–10** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 122 on SB159 (2024 Regular Session) — **30–3** (fail) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 183 on SB159 (2024 Regular Session) — **29–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Tim Melson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reed Motion to Concur Adopted
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 205 `passage`
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 204
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** HLTH Reported Substitute Offered (Health) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Committee Engrossed Substitute Adopted (Health)
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Committee Amendment Adopted (Health)
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Health)
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Health)
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Health `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 126 `passage`
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 125
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Coleman-Madison 2nd Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Melson motion to Table - Adopted Voice Vote
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Coleman-Madison Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Melson motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 123
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** HLTH Substitute Offered (Healthcare) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Committee Substitute Adopted (Healthcare)
- **2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Healthcare)
- **2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Healthcare)
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Healthcare `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07T02:13:00+00:00** Enacted as 2024-20 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2259f004-1578-4ba8-909c-52f281c07cfb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).