--- type: "Bill" title: "Public utilities; maximum fees payable to directors of certain public utility corporations increased, terms of certain directors extended" description: "Counties & Municipalities" jurisdiction: "us/states/al" legislature: "Alabama Legislature" session: "2026rs" identifier: "HB 141" citation: "Alabama HB 141 (2026rs)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Counties & Municipalities"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Brown (C)"] version_count: 4 action_count: 23 vote_count: 0 first_action: "2026-01-09T05:00:00+00:00" last_action: "2026-04-17T04:00:00+00:00" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80e3486f-ab44-4570-b678-6d112001e26f" source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search" source_hash: "5aecd638e4bfce2d698a5f56d0e050e458396b3359241e461801fe7248932dc2" 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 141 (2026rs) — Public utilities; maximum fees payable to directors of certain public utility corporations increased, terms of certain directors extended Counties & Municipalities ## 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/2026RS/HB141-int.pdf) 2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB141-eng.pdf) 3. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 637** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/NRC94J8-1.pdf) 4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB141-enr.pdf) ## Sponsors - Brown (C) — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2026-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Filed `filing` - **2026-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law` - **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt` - **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested - **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested - **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested - **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled - **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll - **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll - **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1320 `passage` - **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (County and Municipal Government) - **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House - **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (County and Municipal Government) - **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government `reading-1, referral-committee` - **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed - **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 638 `passage` - **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 637 - **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** County and Municipal Government Engrossed Substitute Offered (County and Municipal Government) `amendment-introduction` - **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin - **2026-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (County and Municipal Government) - **2026-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (County and Municipal Government) - **2026-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (County and Municipal Government) - **2026-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on County and Municipal Government `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/80e3486f-ab44-4570-b678-6d112001e26f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).