---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the Joint Transportation Committee; to amend Sections 29-2-3 and 29-2-4, Code of Alabama 1975, to revise the process for electing the chair and vice-chair and provide further for the duties of the committee."
description: "Joint Transportation Committee, term of chair and vice-chair revised, duties revised"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "SB 233"
citation: "Alabama SB 233 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Joint Transportation Committee"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clyde Chambliss"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-04-20T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a5a10d6-f3aa-4eb3-a67b-914f46931708"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "ec3a06bdcaaf4d8c09c6f2c9fcc16fe50e06eda75de025d174de7c64dc1e9e4a"
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 233 (2023rs) — Relating to the Joint Transportation Committee; to amend Sections 29-2-3 and 29-2-4, Code of Alabama 1975, to revise the process for electing the chair and vice-chair and provide further for the duties of the committee.

Joint Transportation Committee, term of chair and vice-chair revised, duties revised

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB233-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-534** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1286165.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 2G6PSS-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/2G6PSS-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment 39A9EZ-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/39A9EZ-1.pdf)
5. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB233-eng.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB233-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 737 on SB233 (2023 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 1104 on SB233 (2023 Regular Session) — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 738 on SB233 (2023 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Clyde Chambliss — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (State Government) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (State Government) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Table
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Transportation and Energy) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Transportation and Energy) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Transportation and Energy)
- **2023-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Transportation and Energy) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-534 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8a5a10d6-f3aa-4eb3-a67b-914f46931708`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).