---
type: "Bill"
title: "Crimes and offenses, secondary metals recyclers, requirements for purchase, possession, and sale of detached catalytic converters, Secs. 13A-8-37.3 added; Sec. 13A-8-31.1, 13A-8-37.1 am'd."
description: "Crimes and offenses, secondary metals recyclers, requirements for purchase, possession, and sale of detached catalytic converters, Secs. 13A-8-37.3 added; Sec. 13A-8-31.1, 13A-8-37.1 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2022rs"
identifier: "SB 134"
citation: "Alabama SB 134 (2022rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes and Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chesteen"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c7b7cc71-e5fe-4d19-b54c-5ab2468bcdd8"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB134"
source_hash: "c5275c74eda05d01baa8379ddb8a83fed80f5edb671fb15ed3f7c7e3f874f60f"
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 134 (2022rs) — Crimes and offenses, secondary metals recyclers, requirements for purchase, possession, and sale of detached catalytic converters, Secs. 13A-8-37.3 added; Sec. 13A-8-31.1, 13A-8-37.1 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/SB134-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 217263-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/217263-2.pdf)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/SB134-eng.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/SB134-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 418 — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Chesteen motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 173 — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 174 — **27–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chesteen — 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 Governmental Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and `reading-2`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Governmental Affairs first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Chesteen motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 173 `amendment-passage`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 174 `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 Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 418 `passage`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2022-114. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c7b7cc71-e5fe-4d19-b54c-5ab2468bcdd8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).