---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to Agriculture, to amend Sections 2-8-126, 2-8-128, 2-8-131, 2-8-133, 2-8-134, 2-8-135, and 2-8-323, Code of Alabama 1975, to revise the requirements for giving notice of a referendum on an assessment to be used to promote peanuts specifically as well as other nuts, bulbs, fruits, and vegetables; to revise the time an assessment on the sale of nuts, bulbs, fruits, or vegetables is effective between referendums; to revise the percentage the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries may deduct from the sum of the assessment on nuts, bulbs, fruit, and vegetables; to revise the length of time between audits of an organization certified to conduct a referendum regarding an assessment on the sale of sheep and goats; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style."
description: "Agriculture, further provide for promotion of products programs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "SB 91"
citation: "Alabama SB 91 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Josh Carnley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-25T20:40:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/efa43036-f1c3-45d6-9ccb-623cd0da6633"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "65b3a4b3e08c271a8e0df6636f38b398de6d201dea495a6c54a29316dd495ede"
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 91 (2023rs) — Relating to Agriculture, to amend Sections 2-8-126, 2-8-128, 2-8-131, 2-8-133, 2-8-134, 2-8-135, and 2-8-323, Code of Alabama 1975, to revise the requirements for giving notice of a referendum on an assessment to be used to promote peanuts specifically as well as other nuts, bulbs, fruits, and vegetables; to revise the time an assessment on the sale of nuts, bulbs, fruits, or vegetables is effective between referendums; to revise the percentage the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries may deduct from the sum of the assessment on nuts, bulbs, fruit, and vegetables; to revise the length of time between audits of an organization certified to conduct a referendum regarding an assessment on the sale of sheep and goats; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Agriculture, further provide for promotion of products programs

## 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/SB91-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-54** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1241909.AI1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB91-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 244 on SB91 (2023 Regular Session) — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 154 on SB91 (2023 Regular Session) — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Josh Carnley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-04-18T04:00:00+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 (Agriculture and Forestry) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Agriculture and Forestry) `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+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 (Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-04-25T20:40:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-54 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/efa43036-f1c3-45d6-9ccb-623cd0da6633`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).