republic-os/legislation/us/states/al/2026rs/sb-361.md

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Bill	Dogs; tethering and confinement requirements provided; persons and activities exempted; criminal penalties for, animal control officer enforcement of, violations established	Animals	us/states/al	Alabama Legislature	2026rs	SB 361	Alabama SB 361 (2026rs)	bill	Animals	enacted	Gudger	14	43	0	2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00	2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/cb2ba43e-1925-4b62-b903-7b66e5608bad	https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search	cddeed0c4c4ed186aa0f5a80405e1d4356464a5933096722690919b364cc820f	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	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
2. Ellis motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1278 (committee substitute) — source
3. Ensler motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1271 (committee substitute) — source
4. Ensler motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1276 (committee substitute) — source
5. Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1267 (committee substitute) — source
6. Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1268 (committee substitute) — source
7. Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1270 (committee substitute) — source
8. Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1272 (committee substitute) — source
9. Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1273 (committee substitute) — source
10. Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1275 (committee substitute) — source
11. Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1279 (committee substitute) — source
12. Rehm 1st Amendment Offered (committee substitute) — source
13. Rigsby 1st Amendment Offered (committee substitute) — source
14. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

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; origin ocd-bill/cb2ba43e-1925-4b62-b903-7b66e5608bad. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).