---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to state agencies; to require state agencies to take certain measures to prevent fraud before paying benefits to recipients."
description: "Public benefits, agencies required to consult with Department of Examiners of Public Accounts before processing claims"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "SB 197"
citation: "Alabama SB 197 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public benefits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Arthur Orr"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-16T14:45:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7747b15a-1127-41a7-ba7a-4117841a529c"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "d0104cc938119bd0acec2ece60b1107bb1407169a0f3053f3c26e30309d93993"
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 197 (2023rs) — Relating to state agencies; to require state agencies to take certain measures to prevent fraud before paying benefits to recipients.

Public benefits, agencies required to consult with Department of Examiners of Public Accounts before processing claims

## 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/SB197-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-557** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1287026.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 0Z29GG-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/0Z29GG-1.pdf)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB197-eng.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB197-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 1116 on SB197 (2023 Regular Session) — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 554 on SB197 (2023 Regular Session) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 555 on SB197 (2023 Regular Session) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Arthur Orr — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Ways and Means General Fund) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Ways and Means General Fund) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (State Governmental Affairs) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (State Governmental Affairs)
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (State Governmental Affairs) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-06-16T14:45:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-557 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7747b15a-1127-41a7-ba7a-4117841a529c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).