---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, renamed the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Commission, participation of other public and private partners in providing facilities authorized; Governor to serve as ex officio nonvoting member; funds kept outside of State Treasury"
description: "Authorities, Boards, & Commissions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2025rs"
identifier: "HB 159"
citation: "Alabama HB 159 (2025rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Authorities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lovvorn"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-02T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c5f8d9d3-3bba-4ada-8b9c-afd26e054a94"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "1d2e39a08124caa225b3bbab5ef30f627839f16fe5d2fd2948a825e9f67cc4ea"
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 HB 159 (2025rs) — Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, renamed the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Commission, participation of other public and private partners in providing facilities authorized; Governor to serve as ex officio nonvoting member; funds kept outside of State Treasury

Authorities, Boards, & Commissions

## 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/2025RS/HB159-int.pdf)
2. **Boards, Agencies and Commissions 1st Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/V2EXPLP-1.pdf)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB159-eng.pdf)
4. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 202** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SC4I585-1.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB159-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Lovvorn — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2025-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2025-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2025-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2025-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 342 `passage`
- **2025-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (State Governmental Affairs)
- **2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (State Governmental Affairs)
- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on State Governmental Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 203 `passage`
- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 202
- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Boards, Agencies and Commissions Engrossed Substitute Offered (Boards, Agencies and Commissions) `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2025-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
- **2025-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
- **2025-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Boards, Agencies and Commissions 1st Amendment (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
- **2025-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
- **2025-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions `reading-1, referral-committee`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c5f8d9d3-3bba-4ada-8b9c-afd26e054a94`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).