---
type: "Bill"
title: "Study Commission on the 9-8-8 Comprehensive Behavioral Health Crisis Communication System, created"
description: "Study Commission on the 9-8-8 Comprehensive Behavioral Health Crisis Communication System, created"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2021rs"
identifier: "HJR 168"
citation: "Alabama HJR 168 (2021rs)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Resolutions", "Legislative"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ledbetter"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab62d190-0f04-42a6-a1fe-cd3f7e3690d7"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HJR168"
source_hash: "35bee37101601717aade33dcb93010d0e443a691adb97518b1fd0db99cb1db7a"
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 HJR 168 (2021rs) — Study Commission on the 9-8-8 Comprehensive Behavioral Health Crisis Communication System, created

## 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/HJR168-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 213428-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/213428-2.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/HJR168-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Ledbetter motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 998 — **103–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ledbetter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Rules `introduction`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Rules `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Jones (M) motion to Adopt adopted Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Received in Senate and referred to the Senate committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Rules 1 amendment `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Waggoner motion to Adopt adopted Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Waggoner motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Voice Vote `passage`
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Ledbetter motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 998 `passage`
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Second House Amendment
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2021-359. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Rules first Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 10:11 a.m. on April 29, 2021. `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab62d190-0f04-42a6-a1fe-cd3f7e3690d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).