---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alabama Space Authority, renamed Alabama Aerospace Authority; membership increased; duties and powers increased"
description: "Authorities, Boards, & Commissions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2026rs"
identifier: "SB 228"
citation: "Alabama SB 228 (2026rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Authorities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Givhan"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-02T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/921ffc20-0363-4440-82a6-e641219aff29"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "a2833773443019d2ab3f1dbe20ff7338e144ca9cc2b170424d0df0e179c47118"
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 228 (2026rs) — Alabama Space Authority, renamed Alabama Aerospace Authority; membership increased; duties and powers increased

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/2026RS/SB228-int.pdf)
2. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 643** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SLDPZ87-1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB228-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Givhan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Signed by Governor
- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Lomax Concur In and Adopt Executive Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 890
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Gudger Concur In and Adopt Executive Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 749
- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Gudger Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 666
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 644 `passage`
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 643
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Paramore 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (State Government)
- **2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (State Government)
- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 338 `passage`
- **2026-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (State Governmental Affairs)
- **2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (State Governmental Affairs)
- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on State Governmental Affairs `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/921ffc20-0363-4440-82a6-e641219aff29`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).