---
type: "Bill"
title: "Dam safety, elective procedures provided for state-owned dams"
description: "Public Safety & Emergencies"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2024rs"
identifier: "SB 39"
citation: "Alabama SB 39 (2024rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Safety & Emergencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clyde Chambliss"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-06T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-02-29T13:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/210b8b30-f578-460d-9a79-dc4e52e87a32"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "bcedb8a880b35d131c5ac7e3e22ca6be6c046b2a1d5df41db862c99b72751285"
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 39 (2024rs) — Dam safety, elective procedures provided for state-owned dams

Public Safety & Emergencies

## 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/SB39-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2024-13** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1483115.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment V4H4VLP-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/V4H4VLP-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment W4WC995-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/W4WC995-1.pdf)
5. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB39-eng.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB39-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 21 on SB39 (2024 Regular Session) — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 10 on SB39 (2024 Regular Session) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 20 on SB39 (2024 Regular Session) — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 11 on SB39 (2024 Regular Session) — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Clyde Chambliss — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 21 `passage`
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2024-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit)
- **2024-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2024-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit)
- **2024-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2024-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action In Second House (Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit)
- **2024-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** First Reading Second House
- **2024-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2024-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Chambliss motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 11
- **2024-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Chambliss Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Chambliss motion to Table - Adopted Voice Vote
- **2024-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** SGA Amendment Offered (State Governmental Affairs) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2024-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (State Governmental Affairs)
- **2024-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2024-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (State Governmental Affairs)
- **2024-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on State Governmental Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29T13:00:00+00:00** Enacted as 2024-13 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/210b8b30-f578-460d-9a79-dc4e52e87a32`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).