---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alabama Code of Military Justice"
description: "Military"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2024rs"
identifier: "SB 287"
citation: "Alabama SB 287 (2024rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Military"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sam Givhan"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-04-04T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-05-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16809982-5a69-4f38-9ff3-3e768b1ccf98"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "b6c43e8f36fa57eb6cc1678aaed19e6e9fdd4cf80d63ecab92a27726662c4887"
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 287 (2024rs) — Alabama Code of Military Justice

Military

## 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/SB287-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2024-329** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1542982.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment RFF9NYY-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/RFF9NYY-1.pdf)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB287-eng.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB287-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 592 on SB287 (2024 Regular Session) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 997 on SB287 (2024 Regular Session) — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 590 on SB287 (2024 Regular Session) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 591 on SB287 (2024 Regular Session) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 996 on SB287 (2024 Regular Session) — **102–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sam Givhan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2024-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2024-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **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 - Adopted Roll Call 997 `passage`
- **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 (Judiciary)
- **2024-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2024-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Judiciary)
- **2024-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2024-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 592 `passage`
- **2024-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Givhan motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 591
- **2024-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Givhan 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Veterans and Military Affairs)
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2024-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Veterans and Military Affairs)
- **2024-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-09T18:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2024-329 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/16809982-5a69-4f38-9ff3-3e768b1ccf98`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).