---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to Cullman County, to amend Section 45-22-225 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to change the composition of the Cullman County Tourism Bureau; and to amend Sections 45-22-242 and 45-22-242.11 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the rate of taxation and for the use of the proceeds of the tax."
description: "Cullman County, Cullman County Tourism Bureau composition, lodgings tax rate and distribution of proceeds"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "SB 346"
citation: "Alabama SB 346 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cullman County"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Garlan Gudger"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-12T16:30:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/89e2adba-8c6c-4f42-b7db-711a2c5862ed"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "736d6aac5fec18acfe8f7cbda6f80f6909dec78de108b1a99e623bafcea0f735"
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 346 (2023rs) — Relating to Cullman County, to amend Section 45-22-225 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to change the composition of the Cullman County Tourism Bureau; and to amend Sections 45-22-242 and 45-22-242.11 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the rate of taxation and for the use of the proceeds of the tax.

Cullman County, Cullman County Tourism Bureau composition, lodgings tax rate and distribution of proceeds

## 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/SB346-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-428** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1282932.AI1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB346-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 1062 on SB346 (2023 Regular Session) — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 1097 on SB346 (2023 Regular Session) — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Garlan Gudger — 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
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Local Legislation) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Local Legislation) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Local Legislation ) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Local Legislation ) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-06-12T16:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-428 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/89e2adba-8c6c-4f42-b7db-711a2c5862ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).