republic-os/legislation/us/states/al/2021rs/hb-609.md

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Bill	Small businesses, Innovate Alabama Matching Grant Program, matching grants to entities receiving Small Business Innovation Research or Small Business Technology grants, Secs. 41-10-820 to 41-10-823, inclusive, added.	Small businesses, Innovate Alabama Matching Grant Program, matching grants to entities receiving Small Business Innovation Research or Small Business Technology grants, Secs. 41-10-820 to 41-10-823, inclusive, added.	us/states/al	Alabama Legislature	2021rs	HB 609	Alabama HB 609 (2021rs)	bill	Innovation Corporation	enacted	Gray	5	25	6	2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00	2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/7640e388-54b2-4ce9-a2c4-824982b8e7f8	http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB609	fd76ee48a6856ab77d5bda6931fa8d1b63045ad2e4687c56c333f2d8cdd857bd	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-al

Alabama HB 609 (2021rs) — Small businesses, Innovate Alabama Matching Grant Program, matching grants to entities receiving Small Business Innovation Research or Small Business Technology grants, Secs. 41-10-820 to 41-10-823, inclusive, added.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Amd/Sub 213114-2 (committee substitute) — source
3. Amd/Sub 214036-3 (committee substitute) — source
4. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Gray motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1149 — 100–0 (pass) · lower
• Cosponsors Added — 84–0 (pass) · lower
• Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 942 — 97–1 (pass) · lower
• Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 941 — 95–0 (pass) · lower
• Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1308 — 30–0 (pass) · upper
• Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1307 — 30–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Gray — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00 Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education reading-1, referral-committee
• 2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00 Referred to Committee referral-committee
• 2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00 Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and reading-2
• 2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00 Third Reading Passed passage
• 2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00 Boards, Agencies and Commissions first Substitute Offered amendment-introduction
• 2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00 Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 941 amendment-passage
• 2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00 Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 942 passage
• 2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00 Cosponsors Added
• 2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00 Engrossed
• 2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00 Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development reading-1, referral-committee
• 2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00 Read for the second time and placed on the calendar reading-2
• 2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00 Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
• 2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00 Smitherman motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
• 2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00 Third Reading Passed passage
• 2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00 Smitherman Amendment Offered amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00 Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1307 amendment-passage
• 2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00 Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1308 passage
• 2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00 Concurrence Requested
• 2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00 Gray motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1149 passage
• 2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00 Concurred in Second House Amendment
• 2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00 Signature Requested
• 2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00 Enrolled
• 2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00 Clerk of the House Certification
• 2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00 Assigned Act No. 2021-449. executive-signature
• 2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00 Forwarded to Governor on May 6, 2021 at 2:41 p.m. on May 6, 2021. executive-receipt

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7640e388-54b2-4ce9-a2c4-824982b8e7f8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).