---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bail Bond Regulatory Act, qualifications of Professional Bail Bonding Board and fees revised, temporary licenses provided, Secs. 15-13-201, 15-13-202, 15-13-203, 15-13-206, 15-13-207, 15-13-209, 15-13-210, 15-13-211, 15-13-214, 15-13-217 am'd."
description: "Bail Bond Regulatory Act, qualifications of Professional Bail Bonding Board and fees revised, temporary licenses provided, Secs. 15-13-201, 15-13-202, 15-13-203, 15-13-206, 15-13-207, 15-13-209, 15-13-210, 15-13-211, 15-13-214, 15-13-217 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2021rs"
identifier: "SB 204"
citation: "Alabama SB 204 (2021rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Bail Bonds"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Williams"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5719f863-9d7d-4d34-a02f-a4b10e462194"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB204"
source_hash: "16e782a5835cfa723b40533e6db0be868851eae981e2d5f1a021730120f12198"
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 204 (2021rs) — Bail Bond Regulatory Act, qualifications of Professional Bail Bonding Board and fees revised, temporary licenses provided, Secs. 15-13-201, 15-13-202, 15-13-203, 15-13-206, 15-13-207, 15-13-209, 15-13-210, 15-13-211, 15-13-214, 15-13-217 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/2021rs/PrintFiles/SB204-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 211136-3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/211136-3.pdf)
3. **Amd/Sub 211313-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/211313-1.pdf)
4. **Amd/Sub 212508-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/212508-1.pdf)
5. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/SB204-eng.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/SB204-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 601 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1217 — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1219 — **96–3** (pass) · lower
- Singleton motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1460 — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Ledbetter motion to Previous Question adopted Roll Call 1218 — **73–23** (pass) · lower
- Williams motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 599 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 600 — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Banking and Insurance `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Banking and Insurance Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Williams motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 599 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Smitherman Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 600 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 601 `passage`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Boards, Agencies and Commissions Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1217 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Ledbetter motion to Previous Question adopted Roll Call 1218
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1219 `passage`
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Singleton motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1460 `passage`
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Second House Amendment
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2021-499. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5719f863-9d7d-4d34-a02f-a4b10e462194`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).