---
type: "Bill"
title: "Corporations, AL Business and Nonprofit Entities Code, amended to clarify relationship between chapters and various sections in Title 10A, Secs. 10A-1-5.18, 10A-2A-2.01,10A-2A-8.30, 10A-2A-8.31, 10A-2A-8.42, 10A-2A-8.43, 10A-2A-8.59, 10A-2A-9.01, 10A-2A-10.06, 10A-2A-10.07, 10A-2A-10.08, 10A-2A-11.01, 10A-2A-13.01, 10A-2A-16.01,10A-3-1.05, 10A-8A-4.10, 10A-8A-8.06, 10A-8A-8.09, 10A-8A-8.10, 10A-8A-9.01 added; Secs 10A-1-1.02, 10A-1-1.03, and 10A-1-4.02, 10A-2A-1.40,10A-2A-1.41, 10A-2A-2.02,10A-2A-7.20, 10A-3-1.02, 10A-3-2.02, 10A-3-2.03, 10A-3-2.09, 10A-3-2.21, 10A-5A-1.02, 10A-5A-2.01, 10A-5A-2.02, 10A-5A-7.02, 10A-5A-7.04, 10A-5A-7.05, 10A-5A-7.06, 10A-5A-7.07, 10A-5A-11.10, 10A-5A-11.12, 10A-5A-11.13, 10A-5A-11.14, 10A-5A-11.15, 10A-8A-1.02, 10A-8A-8.02, 10A-8A-8.07, 10A-9A-1.02, 10A-9A-2.01, 10A-9A-2.02, 10A-9A-4.06, 10A-9A-4.07, 10A-9A-8.02, 10A-9A-8.06, 10A-9A-8.07, 10A-9A-8.09, 10A-9A-8.10, 10A-9A-10.01 am'd."
description: "Corporations, AL Business and Nonprofit Entities Code, amended to clarify relationship between chapters and various sections in Title 10A, Secs. 10A-1-5.18, 10A-2A-2.01,10A-2A-8.30, 10A-2A-8.31, 10A-2A-8.42, 10A-2A-8.43, 10A-2A-8.59, 10A-2A-9.01, 10A-2A-10.06, 10A-2A-10.07, 10A-2A-10.08, 10A-2A-11.01, 10A-2A-13.01, 10A-2A-16.01,10A-3-1.05, 10A-8A-4.10, 10A-8A-8.06, 10A-8A-8.09, 10A-8A-8.10, 10A-8A-9.01 added; Secs 10A-1-1.02, 10A-1-1.03, and 10A-1-4.02, 10A-2A-1.40,10A-2A-1.41, 10A-2A-2.02,10A-2A-7.20, 10A-3-1.02, 10A-3-2.02, 10A-3-2.03, 10A-3-2.09, 10A-3-2.21, 10A-5A-1.02, 10A-5A-2.01, 10A-5A-2.02, 10A-5A-7.02, 10A-5A-7.04, 10A-5A-7.05, 10A-5A-7.06, 10A-5A-7.07, 10A-5A-11.10, 10A-5A-11.12, 10A-5A-11.13, 10A-5A-11.14, 10A-5A-11.15, 10A-8A-1.02, 10A-8A-8.02, 10A-8A-8.07, 10A-9A-1.02, 10A-9A-2.01, 10A-9A-2.02, 10A-9A-4.06, 10A-9A-4.07, 10A-9A-8.02, 10A-9A-8.06, 10A-9A-8.07, 10A-9A-8.09, 10A-9A-8.10, 10A-9A-10.01 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2021rs"
identifier: "SB 96"
citation: "Alabama SB 96 (2021rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corporations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Givhan"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/409346ab-1520-45e0-a81e-43043f9e5311"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB96"
source_hash: "7352b60f1bc95130dade0a03331982c2408f0f79701bbab4cc51a530d553e07c"
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 96 (2021rs) — Corporations, AL Business and Nonprofit Entities Code, amended to clarify relationship between chapters and various sections in Title 10A, Secs. 10A-1-5.18, 10A-2A-2.01,10A-2A-8.30, 10A-2A-8.31, 10A-2A-8.42, 10A-2A-8.43, 10A-2A-8.59, 10A-2A-9.01, 10A-2A-10.06, 10A-2A-10.07, 10A-2A-10.08, 10A-2A-11.01, 10A-2A-13.01, 10A-2A-16.01,10A-3-1.05, 10A-8A-4.10, 10A-8A-8.06, 10A-8A-8.09, 10A-8A-8.10, 10A-8A-9.01 added; Secs 10A-1-1.02, 10A-1-1.03, and 10A-1-4.02, 10A-2A-1.40,10A-2A-1.41, 10A-2A-2.02,10A-2A-7.20, 10A-3-1.02, 10A-3-2.02, 10A-3-2.03, 10A-3-2.09, 10A-3-2.21, 10A-5A-1.02, 10A-5A-2.01, 10A-5A-2.02, 10A-5A-7.02, 10A-5A-7.04, 10A-5A-7.05, 10A-5A-7.06, 10A-5A-7.07, 10A-5A-11.10, 10A-5A-11.12, 10A-5A-11.13, 10A-5A-11.14, 10A-5A-11.15, 10A-8A-1.02, 10A-8A-8.02, 10A-8A-8.07, 10A-9A-1.02, 10A-9A-2.01, 10A-9A-2.02, 10A-9A-4.06, 10A-9A-4.07, 10A-9A-8.02, 10A-9A-8.06, 10A-9A-8.07, 10A-9A-8.09, 10A-9A-8.10, 10A-9A-10.01 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/SB96-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 213399-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/213399-1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/SB96-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 312 — **26–3** (pass) · upper
- Reed motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1014 — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 864 — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 863 — **94–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Givhan — 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 Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 312 `passage`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Kitchens Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 863 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Sorrells, Estes and Pringle intended to vote "Yea"
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 864 `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reed motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1014 `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Second House Amendment
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 5:08 p.m. on April 20, 2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Forwarded to Governor on April 20, 2021 at 5:08 p.m. on April 21, 2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2021-299. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/409346ab-1520-45e0-a81e-43043f9e5311`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).