---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hunting, waterfowl stamps, lifetime stamps, cost adjustments under certain conditions, Sec. 9-11-433 am'd."
description: "Hunting, waterfowl stamps, lifetime stamps, cost adjustments under certain conditions, Sec. 9-11-433 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2018rs"
identifier: "SB 9"
citation: "Alabama SB 9 (2018rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Conservation and Natural Resources Department"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Melson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b53925c4-1cba-4338-93ae-197ad8ba8656"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB9"
source_hash: "ace880ca84f876a483073e9aaed6b7a840b4f547a4c296a28d1f8b73953f4f0a"
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 9 (2018rs) — Hunting, waterfowl stamps, lifetime stamps, cost adjustments under certain conditions, Sec. 9-11-433 am'd.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/SB9-int.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/SB9-eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/SB9-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Melson motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 731 — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Melson motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1219 — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1067 — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 732 — **24–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1066 — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Melson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and `reading-2`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Melson motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 731 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 732 `passage`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Agriculture and Forestry `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Carried Over
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Ingram Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1066 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1067 `passage`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Melson motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1219 `passage`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Second House Amendment
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2018-551. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b53925c4-1cba-4338-93ae-197ad8ba8656`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).