---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to podiatry; to amend Section 34-24-230, Code of Alabama 1975; to expand the scope of the practice of podiatry to include treatment of disorders of the foot and ankle."
description: "Podiatry, scope of project revised"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "SB 28"
citation: "Alabama SB 28 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Podiatry"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tim Melson"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 21
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-03-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-03T20:05:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7263062b-72b5-4711-bc7e-3104139a208f"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "7d52040685e0352ee30fc4379dc2cf4ef6251c73518b2675a90b857f24d04ad3"
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 28 (2023rs) — Relating to podiatry; to amend Section 34-24-230, Code of Alabama 1975; to expand the scope of the practice of podiatry to include treatment of disorders of the foot and ankle.

Podiatry, scope of project revised

## 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/SB28-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-106** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1251148.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 9WLZMP-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/9WLZMP-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment GBSE62-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/GBSE62-1.pdf)
5. **Amendment PIPYEG-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/PIPYEG-1.pdf)
6. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB28-eng.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB28-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 99 on SB28 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 397 on SB28 (2023 Regular Session) — **102–1** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 100 on SB28 (2023 Regular Session) — **25–5** (fail) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 97 on SB28 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 98 on SB28 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Tim Melson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Filed `filing`
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Health) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Health) `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Healthcare) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Healthcare) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-05-03T20:05:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-106 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7263062b-72b5-4711-bc7e-3104139a208f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).