---
type: "Bill"
title: "OBSERVING JULY 20"
description: "National Space Exploration Day, Observed"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "SJR 68"
citation: "Alabama SJR 68 (2023rs)"
classification: ["resolution"]
subjects: ["National Space Exploration Day"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J.T. 'Jabo' Waggoner"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-24T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dfb5360b-1ddb-4c12-9d1a-f26d0490b93f"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "4762a403a5a2c46c53648106f07084a2caab34ff5f18cba778fc41a28c448902"
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 SJR 68 (2023rs) — OBSERVING JULY 20

National Space Exploration Day, Observed

## 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/SJR68-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-249** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1268533.AI1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SJR68-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- J.T. 'Jabo' Waggoner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Concur In and Adopt
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (RULES) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (RULES) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Passed by House of Origin `passage`
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2023-05-24T15:00:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-249 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dfb5360b-1ddb-4c12-9d1a-f26d0490b93f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).