---
type: "Bill"
title: "Counties, refunding bonds previously issued, ratified under certain conditions, authorized to further refund, Sec. 11-81-93 am'd."
description: "Counties, refunding bonds previously issued, ratified under certain conditions, authorized to further refund, Sec. 11-81-93 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2020rs"
identifier: "SB 183"
citation: "Alabama SB 183 (2020rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sessions"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-05-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a09793cb-66f0-433d-ace2-9fc7bd8e56b6"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB183"
source_hash: "58d21b596e7fe555f0e285ef9486527f0fd75fef9beacc9f86c09e60204ff2f1"
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 183 (2020rs) — Counties, refunding bonds previously issued, ratified under certain conditions, authorized to further refund, Sec. 11-81-93 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/SB183-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 205292-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2020rs/PrintFiles/205292-2.pdf)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2020rs/PrintFiles/SB183-eng.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2020rs/PrintFiles/SB183-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 297 — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 541 — **57–0** (pass) · lower
- Sessions motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 296 — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sessions — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Banking and Insurance `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2020-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Banking and Insurance Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Sessions motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 296 `amendment-passage`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 297 `passage`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on County and Municipal Government `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2020-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2020-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 541 `passage`
- **2020-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2020-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2020-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2020-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2020-121. `executive-signature`
- **2020-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 12:47 p.m. on May 8, 2020 `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a09793cb-66f0-433d-ace2-9fc7bd8e56b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).