---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the State Board of Genetic Counseling; to amend Sections 34-13A-3 and 34-13A-10, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the board to conduct regular meetings by electronic means; and to authorize the board to make grants to develop training and continuing education programs for genetic counselors."
description: "State Board of Genetic Counseling"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "SB 221"
citation: "Alabama SB 221 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Board of Genetic Counseling"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tom Butler"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d2c6824-dbc9-42e3-862e-33c596e646c7"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "8013ea61033cf77f4b86e56459c633c3735628bfb91987d2bf9d784c5b69e5a4"
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 221 (2023rs) — Relating to the State Board of Genetic Counseling; to amend Sections 34-13A-3 and 34-13A-10, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the board to conduct regular meetings by electronic means; and to authorize the board to make grants to develop training and continuing education programs for genetic counselors.

State Board of Genetic Counseling

## 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/SB221-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-471** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1285198.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment JZX3FF-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/JZX3FF-1.pdf)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB221-eng.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB221-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 752 on SB221 (2023 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 753 on SB221 (2023 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 1112 on SB221 (2023 Regular Session) — **103–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tom Butler — 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
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Boards, Agencies and Commissions) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Boards, Agencies and Commissions) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (State Governmental Affairs) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (State Governmental Affairs)
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (State Governmental Affairs) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-471 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d2c6824-dbc9-42e3-862e-33c596e646c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).