---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to amusement rides and water slides; to impose new safety requirements pertaining to the operation and maintenance of amusement rides and water slides."
description: "Amusement rides and water slides, imposed new safety requirements pertaining to the operation and maintenance of amusement rides and water slides."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 352"
citation: "Alabama HB 352 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Amusement rides and water slides"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Baker"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-04-20T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-24T18:45:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3f054ce-890e-4dbd-ae2e-2f6c3a4b02c2"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "99a579d023c9c1f97c2644c6cbb13fc6eaab755bdbfde06699f3a9c3c5c8c759"
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 HB 352 (2023rs) — Relating to amusement rides and water slides; to impose new safety requirements pertaining to the operation and maintenance of amusement rides and water slides.

Amusement rides and water slides, imposed new safety requirements pertaining to the operation and maintenance of amusement rides and water slides.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB352-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-246** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1268526.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 39D9VE-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/39D9VE-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment 5E2736-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/5E2736-1.pdf)
5. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB352-eng.pdf)
6. **Public Safety and Homeland Security Amendment 6PMMZ1-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/6PMMZ1-1.pdf)
7. **Public Safety and Homeland Security Amendment CV9BJQ-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/CV9BJQ-1.pdf)
8. **Public Safety and Homeland Security Amendment D1DXNT-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/D1DXNT-1.pdf)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB352-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 784 on HB352 (2023 Regular Session) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 533 on HB352 (2023 Regular Session) — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 535 on HB352 (2023 Regular Session) — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 534 on HB352 (2023 Regular Session) — **105–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alan Baker — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Tourism) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Tourism) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended `passage`
- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Public Safety and Homeland Security) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
- **2023-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Public Safety and Homeland Security) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-05-24T18:45:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-246 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d3f054ce-890e-4dbd-ae2e-2f6c3a4b02c2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).