---
type: "Bill"
title: "Broadband, Connect Alabama Act of 2021 amended, minimum service threshold increased, Alabama Digital Expansion Division chief authorized to enter nondisclosure agreements, Connect Alabama Fund expenditure amended, Secs. 41-23-271, 41-23-273, 41-23-274 am'd."
description: "Broadband, Connect Alabama Act of 2021 amended, minimum service threshold increased, Alabama Digital Expansion Division chief authorized to enter nondisclosure agreements, Connect Alabama Fund expenditure amended, Secs. 41-23-271, 41-23-273, 41-23-274 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2022rs"
identifier: "SB 123"
citation: "Alabama SB 123 (2022rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Broadband"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scofield"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6fc26e2-e525-4d0d-891c-1fdb685862c1"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB123"
source_hash: "4dbc84b7918db7b7fbfe96dd3afb54ff69ddf66a1a634d56646d77856429fc29"
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 123 (2022rs) — Broadband, Connect Alabama Act of 2021 amended, minimum service threshold increased, Alabama Digital Expansion Division chief authorized to enter nondisclosure agreements, Connect Alabama Fund expenditure amended, Secs. 41-23-271, 41-23-273, 41-23-274 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/2022rs/PrintFiles/SB123-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 217355-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/217355-2.pdf)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/SB123-eng.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/SB123-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 459 — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Scofield motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 180 — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 181 — **28–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Scofield — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Scofield motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 180 `amendment-passage`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 181 `passage`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Urban and Rural Development `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 459 `passage`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2022-125. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6fc26e2-e525-4d0d-891c-1fdb685862c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).