---
type: "Bill"
title: "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, relating to Geneva"
description: "Geneva County, proposed constitutional amendment to allow mayors in the county to participate in the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama under certain conditions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "SB 295"
citation: "Alabama SB 295 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Geneva County"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donnie Chesteen"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7fe4dc02-2d69-49fc-93ce-80b55424d8ca"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "13bcbaab3593851c1230504e293c5a98033be4dae0c73d85f5b0cabd8302e2b7"
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 295 (2023rs) — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, relating to Geneva

Geneva County, proposed constitutional amendment to allow mayors in the county to participate in the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama under certain conditions

## 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/SB295-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-236** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1267491.AI1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB295-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 806 on SB295 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 797 on SB295 (2023 Regular Session) — **63–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 807 on SB295 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Donnie Chesteen — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Local Legislation) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Local Legislation) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** LOCAL CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Local Legislation ) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Local Legislation ) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-236 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7fe4dc02-2d69-49fc-93ce-80b55424d8ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).