---
type: "Bill"
title: "Utilities, counties, municipalities, authorities, transfer or use of public funds, for repair or replacement of private sewer laterals, authorized, recovery provided"
description: "Utilities, counties, municipalities, authorities, transfer or use of public funds, for repair or replacement of private sewer laterals, authorized, recovery provided"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2021rs"
identifier: "SB 49"
citation: "Alabama SB 49 (2021rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Utilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chambliss"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f12442c-912e-4d5e-a8c7-8e6fe04925de"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB49"
source_hash: "8f64c0c6cf4f8357bb40f197ff4c71560279ce86a394e61c91e386258e3ccdc0"
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 49 (2021rs) — Utilities, counties, municipalities, authorities, transfer or use of public funds, for repair or replacement of private sewer laterals, authorized, recovery provided

## 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/SB49-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 209953-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/209953-1.pdf)
3. **Amd/Sub 211063-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/211063-1.pdf)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/SB49-eng.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/SB49-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1003 — **93–1** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1004 — **89–1** (pass) · lower
- Gudger motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 102 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 103 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Chambliss motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1184 — **27–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chambliss — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Gudger Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Gudger motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 102 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 103 `passage`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on County and Municipal Government `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Wood (D) Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1003 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1004 `passage`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Chambliss motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1184 `passage`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Second House Amendment
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2021-347. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f12442c-912e-4d5e-a8c7-8e6fe04925de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).