---
type: "Bill"
title: "State agencies, supp. approp."
description: "State agencies, supp. approp."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2020rs"
identifier: "SB 161"
citation: "Alabama SB 161 (2020rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Albritton"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 34
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-02-06T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-05-18T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b3ac431-6e2f-4b0a-9c7f-7fd32406b09a"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB161"
source_hash: "8e9d9e0c8ecbe1f5b3b1bfbb8cc6bf972c1335401b87abe97f9981a934e959fb"
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 161 (2020rs) — State agencies, supp. approp.

## 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/SB161-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 206927-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2020rs/PrintFiles/206927-2.pdf)
3. **Amd/Sub 207142-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2020rs/PrintFiles/207142-1.pdf)
4. **Amd/Sub 207206-3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2020rs/PrintFiles/207206-3.pdf)
5. **Amd/Sub 207288-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2020rs/PrintFiles/207288-2.pdf)
6. **Amd/Sub 207442-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2020rs/PrintFiles/207442-1.pdf)
7. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2020rs/PrintFiles/SB161-eng.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2020rs/PrintFiles/SB161-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 480 — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Albritton motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 735 — **30–1** (pass) · upper
- Clouse motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 582 — **73–1** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 463 — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Albritton motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 452 — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Clouse motion to Table adopted Roll Call 478 — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Albritton motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 615 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 479 — **76–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Albritton — 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 Finance and Taxation General Fund `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2020-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and `reading-2`
- **2020-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
- **2020-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Finance and Taxation General Fund first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Albritton motion to Table adopted Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2020-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Albritton first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Albritton motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 452 `amendment-passage`
- **2020-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Albritton motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
- **2020-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 463 `passage`
- **2020-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2020-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2020-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2020-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Ways and Means General Fund Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Clouse motion to Table adopted Roll Call 478 `amendment-passage`
- **2020-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Clouse Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 479 `amendment-passage`
- **2020-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 480 `passage`
- **2020-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2020-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Albritton motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 615 `passage`
- **2020-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Second House Amendment
- **2020-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2020-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2020-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Forwarded to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Executive Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Albritton motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 735 `passage`
- **2020-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** House of Origin Concurs in Executive Amendment
- **2020-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Clouse motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 582 `passage`
- **2020-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Scott intended to vote "Yea"
- **2020-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Second House Concurs in Executive Amendment
- **2020-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2020-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2020-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2020-199. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b3ac431-6e2f-4b0a-9c7f-7fd32406b09a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).