---
type: "Bill"
title: "Airport Authorities; authorities authorized to participate in and form lawful business entities or ventures, and conduct activities incidental to operation of the authority."
description: "Authorities, Boards, & Commissions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2024rs"
identifier: "HB 87"
citation: "Alabama HB 87 (2024rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Authorities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chip Brown"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-02-01T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f44e2d2-8d3c-464e-a3a6-7420af4f973a"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "f8072f7e61c75dfa95183e4b7efdf57b38cac7b3ea12d926aff467b67b23e88a"
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 HB 87 (2024rs) — Airport Authorities; authorities authorized to participate in and form lawful business entities or ventures, and conduct activities incidental to operation of the authority.

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/2024RS/HB87-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2024-106** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1526962.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 5PY4636-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/5PY4636-1.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/HB87-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 22 on HB87 (2024 Regular Session) — **99–2** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 23 on HB87 (2024 Regular Session) — **98–2** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 421 on HB87 (2024 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 422 on HB87 (2024 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 423 on HB87 (2024 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chip Brown — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Filed `filing`
- **2024-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2024-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2024-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2024-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2024-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 423 `passage`
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Figures motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 422
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Transportation and Energy 1st Amendment Offered (Transportation and Energy) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Transportation and Energy)
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Transportation and Energy 1st Amendment (Transportation and Energy)
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Transportation and Energy)
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Energy `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 23 `passage`
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2024-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit)
- **2024-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2024-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit)
- **2024-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-23T13:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2024-106 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8f44e2d2-8d3c-464e-a3a6-7420af4f973a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).