republic-os/legislation/us/states/al/2026rs/hb-254.md

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Bill	Vessels; stopping and boarding for safety or sanitation equipment inspections prohibited	Waters & Boating	us/states/al	Alabama Legislature	2026rs	HB 254	Alabama HB 254 (2026rs)	bill	Waters & Boating	enacted	Stringer	4	21	0	2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00	2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/5a1a9c71-9ba3-49b2-aa56-5ba70cc0b55d	https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search	0dfc9cc8f5af8476f140ad4d05251fea664e389ece730c99c5f938948b73ab2a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-al

Alabama HB 254 (2026rs) — Vessels; stopping and boarding for safety or sanitation equipment inspections prohibited

Waters & Boating

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 243 (committee substitute) — source
4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Sponsors

• Stringer — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00 Enacted became-law
• 2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00 Delivered to Governor executive-receipt
• 2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00 Signature Requested
• 2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00 Enrolled
• 2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00 Ready to Enroll
• 2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00 Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 648 passage
• 2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00 Third Reading in Second House
• 2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00 Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary)
• 2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00 Reported Out of Committee Second House
• 2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00 Pending Committee Action in Second House (Judiciary)
• 2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00 Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary reading-1, referral-committee
• 2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00 Engrossed
• 2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00 Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 244 passage
• 2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00 Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 243
• 2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00 Public Safety and Homeland Security 1st Substitute Offered (Public Safety and Homeland Security) amendment-introduction
• 2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00 Third Reading in House of Origin
• 2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00 Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
• 2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00 Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
• 2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00 Public Safety and Homeland Security 1st Substitute (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
• 2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00 Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
• 2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00 Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security reading-1, referral-committee

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5a1a9c71-9ba3-49b2-aa56-5ba70cc0b55d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).