---
type: "Bill"
title: "Morgan Co., simplified sellers use tax, distribution of the proceeds for public schools and volunteer fire depts, retroactive application, const. amend."
description: "Morgan Co., simplified sellers use tax, distribution of the proceeds for public schools and volunteer fire depts, retroactive application, const. amend."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2022rs"
identifier: "SB 242"
citation: "Alabama SB 242 (2022rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Constitution of Alabama"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Orr"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29a6c615-5bc4-4bf8-8185-ed97546d536e"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB242"
source_hash: "bd4d57073fd5d9c177d3d2ef4a604a0d4750f492acbc45f06ab2a71abc334e14"
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 242 (2022rs) — Morgan Co., simplified sellers use tax, distribution of the proceeds for public schools and volunteer fire depts, retroactive application, const. amend.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/SB242-int.pdf)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/SB242-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Local Application adopted Roll Call 457 — **55–0** (pass) · lower
- Orr motion to adopt Local Application Certification adopted Roll Call 445 — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 456 — **63–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 444 — **27–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Orr — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Local Legislation `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 444 `passage`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Orr motion to adopt Local Application Certification adopted Roll Call 445
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Local Legislation `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 456 `passage`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Local Application adopted Roll Call 457
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2022-78. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/29a6c615-5bc4-4bf8-8185-ed97546d536e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).