republic-os/legislation/us/states/al/2022rs/sb-147.md

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Alabama SB 147 (2022rs) — Meetings of governmental bodies, with members from two or more counties, participation by electronic means authorized under certain conditions, may be counted for a quorum, means of access required to be published, Sec. 36-25A-5.1 am'd.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Amd/Sub 217200-2 (committee substitute) — source
3. Amd/Sub 217908-2 (committee substitute) — source
4. Amd/Sub 218664-4 (committee substitute) — source
5. Amd/Sub 218825-1 (committee substitute) — source
6. Amd/Sub 219536-1 (committee substitute) — source
7. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
8. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Reed motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 960 — 28–1 (pass) · upper
• Chestnut motion to Table adopted Roll Call 692 — 98–0 (pass) · lower
• Chestnut motion to Table adopted Roll Call 693 — 98–0 (pass) · lower
• Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 156 — 29–0 (pass) · upper
• Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 155 — 29–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Orr — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00 Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs reading-1, referral-committee
• 2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00 Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment reading-2
• 2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 Third Reading Passed passage
• 2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 Governmental Affairs Amendment Offered amendment-introduction
• 2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 155 amendment-passage
• 2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 156 passage
• 2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 Engrossed
• 2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government reading-1, referral-committee
• 2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00 Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 2 amendments reading-2
• 2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 Third Reading Carried Over
• 2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 State Government 1ST Amendment Offered amendment-introduction
• 2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 Chestnut motion to Table adopted Roll Call 692 amendment-passage
• 2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 State Government 2ND Amendment Offered amendment-introduction
• 2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 Chestnut motion to Table adopted Roll Call 693 amendment-passage
• 2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 Chestnut Amendment Offered amendment-introduction
• 2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 Chestnut motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote
• 2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00 Third Reading Passed passage
• 2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00 Chestnut motion to withdraw his amendment adopted Voice Vote
• 2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00 Chestnut first Substitute Offered amendment-introduction
• 2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00 Motion to Adopt adopted Voice Vote 904 amendment-passage
• 2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00 Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Voice Vote 905 passage
• 2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00 Concurrence Requested
• 2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00 Reed motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 960 passage
• 2022-04-06T04:00:00+00:00 Concurred in Second House Amendment
• 2022-04-06T04:00:00+00:00 Enrolled
• 2022-04-06T04:00:00+00:00 Signature Requested
• 2022-04-06T04:00:00+00:00 State Government second Amendment Offered amendment-introduction
• 2022-04-06T04:00:00+00:00 Forwarded to Governor at 2:04 p.m. on April 6, 2022 executive-receipt
• 2022-04-06T04:00:00+00:00 Assigned Act No. 2022-421. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/324e36d0-6a5d-467b-b160-75e4a3b643c1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).