---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alabama Board of Massage Therapy, terminated pursuant to the Sunset law and replaced by the Alabama Massage Therapy Licensing Board"
description: "Occupational Licensing Boards"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2024rs"
identifier: "SB 137"
citation: "Alabama SB 137 (2024rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Occupational Licensing Boards"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Garlan Gudger"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 30
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-05-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e11c7dcd-e8c4-4d70-a6fc-5ac9dae16065"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "a2177c47c20ce4475f87811a491fe8b9cc69790034dfe67ed48ede787aa9209a"
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 137 (2024rs) — Alabama Board of Massage Therapy, terminated pursuant to the Sunset law and replaced by the Alabama Massage Therapy Licensing Board

Occupational Licensing Boards

## 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/SB137-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2024-361** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1547909.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 1M6SZ33-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/1M6SZ33-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment J26ZYFY-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/J26ZYFY-1.pdf)
5. **Amendment J49MNYF-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/J49MNYF-1.pdf)
6. **Boards, Agencies and Commissions Amendment E43R222-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/E43R222-1.pdf)
7. **Boards, Agencies and Commissions Amendment NKMN8J8-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/NKMN8J8-1.pdf)
8. **Conference Committee on SB137 Amendment HUUG363-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/HUUG363-1.pdf)
9. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB137-eng.pdf)
10. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB137-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 143 on SB137 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 144 on SB137 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 145 on SB137 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 1067 on SB137 (2024 Regular Session) — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 1100 on SB137 (2024 Regular Session) — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 1069 on SB137 (2024 Regular Session) — **95–1** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 1066 on SB137 (2024 Regular Session) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 1068 on SB137 (2024 Regular Session) — **96–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Garlan Gudger — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2024-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2024-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2024-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2024-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Conference Committee on SB137)
- **2024-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** In Conference Committee
- **2024-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1069 `passage`
- **2024-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1068
- **2024-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Robbins 1st Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Robbins motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1067
- **2024-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Boards, Agencies and Commissions Engrossed Substitute Offered (Boards, Agencies and Commissions) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2024-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
- **2024-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
- **2024-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Boards, Agencies and Commissions 1st Amendment (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
- **2024-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Boards, Agencies and Commissions 1st Substitute (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 145 `passage`
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Gudger motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 144
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** FRED Substitute Offered (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Committee Substitute Adopted (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
- **2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
- **2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-15T15:15:00+00:00** Enacted as 2024-361 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e11c7dcd-e8c4-4d70-a6fc-5ac9dae16065`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).