---
type: "Bill"
title: "Vessels; stopping and boarding for safety or sanitation equipment inspections prohibited"
description: "Waters & Boating"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2026rs"
identifier: "HB 254"
citation: "Alabama HB 254 (2026rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Waters & Boating"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stringer"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5a1a9c71-9ba3-49b2-aa56-5ba70cc0b55d"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "0dfc9cc8f5af8476f140ad4d05251fea664e389ece730c99c5f938948b73ab2a"
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 254 (2026rs) — Vessels; stopping and boarding for safety or sanitation equipment inspections prohibited

Waters & Boating

## 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/HB254-int.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB254-eng.pdf)
3. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 243** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/6YE9P31-1.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB254-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Stringer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 648 `passage`
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary)
- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Judiciary)
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 244 `passage`
- **2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 243
- **2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Public Safety and Homeland Security 1st Substitute Offered (Public Safety and Homeland Security) `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
- **2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Public Safety and Homeland Security 1st Substitute (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
- **2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
- **2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security `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/5a1a9c71-9ba3-49b2-aa56-5ba70cc0b55d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).