---
type: "Bill"
title: "Disaster Recovery Program, Statewide Emergency Notification System, created, Sec. 31-9-87 added; Secs. 31-9-80, 31-9-81 am'd."
description: "Disaster Recovery Program, Statewide Emergency Notification System, created, Sec. 31-9-87 added; Secs. 31-9-80, 31-9-81 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2020rs"
identifier: "SB 140"
citation: "Alabama SB 140 (2020rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Emergencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Singleton"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-02-06T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aef6fc76-1dd4-4ba5-b506-d486b5d51b07"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB140"
source_hash: "25f8dd97c7f5ccc80d307f219f39ea2524ec0ac685dbeb6d4c25749c2d4901a8"
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 140 (2020rs) — Disaster Recovery Program, Statewide Emergency Notification System, created, Sec. 31-9-87 added; Secs. 31-9-80, 31-9-81 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/2020rs/PrintFiles/SB140-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 204732-4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2020rs/PrintFiles/204732-4.pdf)
3. **Amd/Sub 206288-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2020rs/PrintFiles/206288-1.pdf)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2020rs/PrintFiles/SB140-eng.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2020rs/PrintFiles/SB140-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 71 — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 224 — **104–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 70 — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Marsh motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 337 — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 223 — **102–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Singleton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2020-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Governmental Affairs Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 70 `amendment-passage`
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 71 `passage`
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2020-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Clouse Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 223 `amendment-passage`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 224 `passage`
- **2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Marsh motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 337 `passage`
- **2020-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Second House Amendment
- **2020-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2020-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2020-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2020-85. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aef6fc76-1dd4-4ba5-b506-d486b5d51b07`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).