---
type: "Bill"
title: "Related to the Alabama Unconscionable Pricing Act; to amend Sections 8-31-3 and 8-31-4, Code of Alabama 1975 to authorize the Governor or the Legislature to specify the affected areas and time periods to which the prohibition against imposition of unconscionable pricing would apply."
description: "Unconscionable Pricing Act, state of emergency, Governor and Legislature authorized to specify time and place the act is applicable."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "SB 62"
citation: "Alabama SB 62 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Unconscionable Pricing Act"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sam Givhan"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-05T12:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0feced5c-c37b-48f6-91d1-4aab09b9f803"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "73b605371488ade4129c2666d6876dfb5bd903c4321bff63bb65bea448c47433"
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 62 (2023rs) — Related to the Alabama Unconscionable Pricing Act; to amend Sections 8-31-3 and 8-31-4, Code of Alabama 1975 to authorize the Governor or the Legislature to specify the affected areas and time periods to which the prohibition against imposition of unconscionable pricing would apply.

Unconscionable Pricing Act, state of emergency, Governor and Legislature authorized to specify time and place the act is applicable.

## 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/SB62-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-122** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1252297.AI1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB62-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 172 on SB62 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 469 on SB62 (2023 Regular Session) — **96–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sam Givhan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (State Government) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (State Government) `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-05-05T12:00:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-122 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0feced5c-c37b-48f6-91d1-4aab09b9f803`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).