---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to dam safety; to provide for the inspection of certain dams and reservoirs by an engineer; to require certain dam owners to develop emergency action plans; and to require these dam owners to notify their local emergency management agency of any new dam construction or enlargement."
description: "Public Safety, to provide for and increase dam safety"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "SB 284"
citation: "Alabama SB 284 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clyde Chambliss"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-07T19:30:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47b298e4-7ef0-407b-9f88-01859df71bb6"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "31d178a0f02ef4a4dc5b52c7ef874860d2498283b6ca3b0cab1b98516beaf443"
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 284 (2023rs) — Relating to dam safety; to provide for the inspection of certain dams and reservoirs by an engineer; to require certain dam owners to develop emergency action plans; and to require these dam owners to notify their local emergency management agency of any new dam construction or enlargement.

Public Safety, to provide for and increase dam safety

## 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/SB284-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-414** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1279219.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment HY5W66-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HY5W66-1.pdf)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB284-eng.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB284-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 1110 on SB284 (2023 Regular Session) — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 996 on SB284 (2023 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 995 on SB284 (2023 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Clyde Chambliss — 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
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (State Government) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (State Government) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+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`
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (State Governmental Affairs) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-06-07T19:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-414 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/47b298e4-7ef0-407b-9f88-01859df71bb6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).