---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Health Department State Board of Health, entity abolished and duties transferred to State Committee of Public Health; membership of committee revised; State Health Officer duties and qualifications revised"
description: "Health"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2024rs"
identifier: "SB 128"
citation: "Alabama SB 128 (2024rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tim Melson"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 30
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-05-07T13:45:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d33bddaa-a802-4570-b4a1-4b9ddc71baea"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "5547ac5095e3ed50e3be2dc079469bef3f38a3e15aa7dc8df72ea36fbc430321"
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 128 (2024rs) — Public Health Department State Board of Health, entity abolished and duties transferred to State Committee of Public Health; membership of committee revised; State Health Officer duties and qualifications revised

Health

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB128-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2024-247** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1540598.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 152TLLZ-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/152TLLZ-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment 8P8B2HH-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/8P8B2HH-1.pdf)
5. **Amendment BP1IJQ4-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/BP1IJQ4-1.pdf)
6. **Amendment J324YNY-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/J324YNY-1.pdf)
7. **Amendment ZVSAKWR-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/ZVSAKWR-1.pdf)
8. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB128-eng.pdf)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB128-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 932 on SB128 (2024 Regular Session) — **95–3** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 931 on SB128 (2024 Regular Session) — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 933 on SB128 (2024 Regular Session) — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 397 on SB128 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 396 on SB128 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 929 on SB128 (2024 Regular Session) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 394 on SB128 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 395 on SB128 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 930 on SB128 (2024 Regular Session) — **101–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tim Melson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 933 `passage`
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Lee motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 932
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Harrison 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 931
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Hall 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 930
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Health 1st Substitute Offered (Health) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2024-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Health)
- **2024-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2024-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Health 1st Substitute (Health)
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Health)
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Health `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 397 `passage`
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Stutts motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 396
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Stutts 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Melson motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 395
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Melson 1st Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Healthcare)
- **2024-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Healthcare)
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Healthcare `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-07T13:45:00+00:00** Enacted as 2024-247 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d33bddaa-a802-4570-b4a1-4b9ddc71baea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).