---
type: "Bill"
title: "Broadband internet access in rural areas, Economic and Community Affairs Dept., grant program, Fund and Legislative Oversight Committees, created, Ala. Broadband Accessibility Act"
description: "Broadband internet access in rural areas, Economic and Community Affairs Dept., grant program, Fund and Legislative Oversight Committees, created, Ala. Broadband Accessibility Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2018rs"
identifier: "SB 149"
citation: "Alabama SB 149 (2018rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Broadband"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scofield"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6426048-94f5-4c72-8b44-116370c7f49d"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB149"
source_hash: "96b919b9d0f17d559a2efd050422d90d4725a4fe458ca67adac028b0b61cf9ae"
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 149 (2018rs) — Broadband internet access in rural areas, Economic and Community Affairs Dept., grant program, Fund and Legislative Oversight Committees, created, Ala. Broadband Accessibility Act

## 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/SB149-int.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/SB149-eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/SB149-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 912 — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Scofield motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 925 — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 910 — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 911 — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Scofield motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 277 — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 279 — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 909 — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Sanford motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 278 — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Scofield — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
- **2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Scofield motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
- **2018-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Scofield first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Scofield motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 277 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Ways and Means Education first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Sanford Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 909 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Sanford motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 278 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Ways and Means Education Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Sanford Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Scofield motion to Table adopted Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 910 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 279 `passage`
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Ledbetter Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 911 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 912 `passage`
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Scofield motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 925 `passage`
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Second House Amendment
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2018-395. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Ways and Means Education first Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c6426048-94f5-4c72-8b44-116370c7f49d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).