---
type: "Bill"
title: "State parks, Alabama State Parks Enhancement Authority created and authorized to issue bonds for support of state parks, const. amend."
description: "State parks, Alabama State Parks Enhancement Authority created and authorized to issue bonds for support of state parks, const. amend."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2021rs"
identifier: "HB 565"
citation: "Alabama HB 565 (2021rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Constitutional Amendments"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ledbetter"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 28
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0d556e1-03de-49a0-8b36-c56d6509ab54"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB565"
source_hash: "d3231ba13fbe5b4c0fb320ccb5a49cfddbee701652917d131d2b6b191a01ed0f"
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 HB 565 (2021rs) — State parks, Alabama State Parks Enhancement Authority created and authorized to issue bonds for support of state parks, const. amend.

## 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/2021rs/PrintFiles/HB565-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 212572-5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/212572-5.pdf)
3. **Amd/Sub 213048-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/213048-1.pdf)
4. **Amd/Sub 213086-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/213086-1.pdf)
5. **Amd/Sub 213138-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/213138-1.pdf)
6. **Amd/Sub 213560-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/213560-2.pdf)
7. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/HB565-eng.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/HB565-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 772 — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1268 — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Scofield motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1267 — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Ledbetter motion to Table adopted Roll Call 768 — **78–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 769 — **92–3** (pass) · lower
- Ledbetter motion to Table lost Roll Call 771 — **17–65** (fail) · lower
- Ledbetter motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1111 — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 770 — **90–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ledbetter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+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`
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Ways and Means General Fund Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Ledbetter motion to Table adopted Roll Call 768 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Clouse 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 769 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Clouse 2nd Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 770 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Hurst Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Ledbetter motion to Table lost Roll Call 771
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Hurst motion to Withdraw his amendment adopted Voice Vote
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 772 `passage`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Finance and Taxation General Fund Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Scofield motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1267 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1268 `passage`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Ledbetter motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1111 `passage`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Second House Amendment
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2021-326. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Secretary of State at 2:27 p.m. on May 4, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0d556e1-03de-49a0-8b36-c56d6509ab54`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).