republic-os/legislation/us/states/al/2021rs/hb-494.md

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Bill	Contracts, creation and enforcement of non-disparagement agreements, provided	Contracts, creation and enforcement of non-disparagement agreements, provided	us/states/al	Alabama Legislature	2021rs	HB 494	Alabama HB 494 (2021rs)	bill	Contracts	enacted	England	4	20	4	2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00	2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/b558ef8d-02c2-48ec-b6f4-0924b60323a0	http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB494	a34f8903db3ea1838af32b3b86bd4dd70ef28a87de836b0d33bb1e5e469e2728	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-al

Alabama HB 494 (2021rs) — Contracts, creation and enforcement of non-disparagement agreements, provided

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Amd/Sub 213961-1 (committee substitute) — source
3. Amd/Sub 213961-2 (committee substitute) — source
4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1462 — 31–0 (pass) · upper
• Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1463 — 31–0 (pass) · upper
• England motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1228 — 98–0 (pass) · lower
• Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 436 — 99–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• England — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00 Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary reading-1, referral-committee
• 2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00 Read for the second time and placed on the calendar reading-2
• 2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 Third Reading Passed passage
• 2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 436 passage
• 2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary reading-1, referral-committee
• 2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00 Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and reading-2
• 2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00 Third Reading Passed passage
• 2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00 Judiciary first Substitute Offered amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00 Smitherman motion to Table adopted Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00 Smitherman first Substitute Offered amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00 Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1462 amendment-passage
• 2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00 Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1463 passage
• 2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00 Concurrence Requested
• 2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00 England motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1228 passage
• 2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00 Concurred in Second House Amendment
• 2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00 Enrolled
• 2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00 Signature Requested
• 2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00 Clerk of the House Certification
• 2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00 Assigned Act No. 2021-503. executive-signature
• 2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00 Delivered to Governor at 11:59 p.m. on May 17, 2021. executive-receipt

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b558ef8d-02c2-48ec-b6f4-0924b60323a0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).