---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public assistance, administration of Lifeline qualifying public assistance programs, Sec. 37-2A-7 am'd."
description: "Public assistance, administration of Lifeline qualifying public assistance programs, Sec. 37-2A-7 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2019rs"
identifier: "SB 302"
citation: "Alabama SB 302 (2019rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Assistance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Smitherman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-04-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bdd8e639-2bcb-422c-8c56-ccac081b915c"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB302"
source_hash: "edd0bb5c7dc74e070ac8c836bc59f998f16a5c841a6b7e491611061791385eb9"
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 302 (2019rs) — Public assistance, administration of Lifeline qualifying public assistance programs, Sec. 37-2A-7 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/2019rs/PrintFiles/SB302-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 201698-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/201698-2.pdf)
3. **Amd/Sub 202066-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/202066-1.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/SB302-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Smitherman motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1383 — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 668 — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1183 — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1182 — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1184 — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Smitherman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 668 `passage`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and `reading-2`
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Placed on the Calendar
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** State Government first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1182 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Lee Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1183 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1184 `passage`
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Smitherman motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1383 `passage`
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Second House Amendment
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2019-483. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bdd8e639-2bcb-422c-8c56-ccac081b915c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).