---
type: "Bill"
title: "Dogs; tethering and confinement requirements provided; persons and activities exempted; criminal penalties for, animal control officer enforcement of, violations established"
description: "Animals"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2026rs"
identifier: "SB 361"
citation: "Alabama SB 361 (2026rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Animals"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gudger"]
version_count: 14
action_count: 43
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb2ba43e-1925-4b62-b903-7b66e5608bad"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "cddeed0c4c4ed186aa0f5a80405e1d4356464a5933096722690919b364cc820f"
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 361 (2026rs) — Dogs; tethering and confinement requirements provided; persons and activities exempted; criminal penalties for, animal control officer enforcement of, violations established

Animals

## 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/2026RS/SB361-int.pdf)
2. **Ellis motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1278** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/W1U3J55-1.pdf)
3. **Ensler motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1271** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/CXNPGQJ-1.pdf)
4. **Ensler motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1276** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/ARF2VSS-1.pdf)
5. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1267** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/U9NVSDD-1.pdf)
6. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1268** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/MSBT21W-1.pdf)
7. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1270** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/BY7H2J4-1.pdf)
8. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1272** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/W1U3P99-1.pdf)
9. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1273** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/EJ6PPC2-1.pdf)
10. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1275** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/G3TYAC2-1.pdf)
11. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1279** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/QNUHL51-1.pdf)
12. **Rehm 1st Amendment Offered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/W1U33E5-1.pdf)
13. **Rigsby 1st Amendment Offered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/CXNPBQJ-1.pdf)
14. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB361-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Gudger — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Gudger motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1267
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1280 `passage`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1279
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Faulkner 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Ellis motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1278
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Ensler motion to Table - Lost Roll Call 1277
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Fidler 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Ensler motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1276
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Smith 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1275
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Colvin 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Ensler motion to Table - Lost Roll Call 1274
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Rehm 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1273
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Lovvorn 2nd Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1272
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Rigsby 2nd Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Ensler motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1271
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Hammett 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Rigsby 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1270
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Ensler motion to Table - Lost Roll Call 1269
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Brinyark 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1268
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Lovvorn 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1267
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Agriculture and Forestry Engrossed Substitute Offered (Agriculture and Forestry) `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Agriculture and Forestry)
- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House (Agriculture and Forestry)
- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Agriculture and Forestry)
- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 857 `passage`
- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (State Governmental Affairs)
- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (State Governmental Affairs)
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on State Governmental Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cb2ba43e-1925-4b62-b903-7b66e5608bad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).