---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to Opioid Addiction Treatment; to repeal the Medication Assisted Treatment of Opioid Use Act of 2019, codified as Sections 20-2-300 through 20-2-302, Code of Alabama 1975, that provide for adoption of rules governing use of buprenorphine in the treatment of opioid addiction and a standing working group to assist in drafting the rules."
description: "Medication Assisted Treatment of Opioid Use Act, repealed"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "SB 239"
citation: "Alabama SB 239 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Medication Assisted Treatment of Opioid Use Act"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Larry Stutts"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-01T13:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea473a47-139d-4008-b05b-cf70bfc55500"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "f0db14cd947059b029bcc199e85e623f1b7bcfcf1947e9006253f33778c94afe"
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 239 (2023rs) — Relating to Opioid Addiction Treatment; to repeal the Medication Assisted Treatment of Opioid Use Act of 2019, codified as Sections 20-2-300 through 20-2-302, Code of Alabama 1975, that provide for adoption of rules governing use of buprenorphine in the treatment of opioid addiction and a standing working group to assist in drafting the rules.

Medication Assisted Treatment of Opioid Use Act, repealed

## 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/SB239-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-339** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1274790.AI1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB239-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 552 on SB239 (2023 Regular Session) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 781 on SB239 (2023 Regular Session) — **102–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Larry Stutts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+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 (Health) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Health) `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 Pass `passage`
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+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 (Healthcare) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Healthcare) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-06-01T13:00:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-339 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ea473a47-139d-4008-b05b-cf70bfc55500`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).