Fabio
102 lines
6.3 KiB
Markdown
102 lines
6.3 KiB
Markdown
---
|
||
type: "Bill"
|
||
title: "Relating to cannabis; to prohibit the sale, distribution, marketing, or possession of psychoactive cannabinoids found in hemp for certain age groups; to levy a five percent tax on the gross proceeds of products containing psychoactive cannabinoids sold at retail; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022."
|
||
description: "Cannabis, sale to minors of psychoactive cannabinoids prohibited; 5% tax on gross proceeds levied"
|
||
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
|
||
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
|
||
session: "2023rs"
|
||
identifier: "SB 66"
|
||
citation: "Alabama SB 66 (2023rs)"
|
||
classification: ["bill"]
|
||
subjects: ["Cannabis"]
|
||
status: "enacted"
|
||
primary_sponsors: ["Tim Melson"]
|
||
version_count: 10
|
||
action_count: 28
|
||
vote_count: 9
|
||
first_action: "2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00"
|
||
last_action: "2023-05-11T16:30:00+00:00"
|
||
source: "openstates"
|
||
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e1aedf9-5325-415a-9401-6277a0bb817a"
|
||
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
|
||
source_hash: "bd33e28bab9bee9f73e38439424320687718e0e4a3f9f93361c70d94d15b787e"
|
||
vintage: "2026-07-01"
|
||
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
|
||
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
|
||
confidence: "reported"
|
||
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
|
||
---
|
||
|
||
# Alabama SB 66 (2023rs) — Relating to cannabis; to prohibit the sale, distribution, marketing, or possession of psychoactive cannabinoids found in hemp for certain age groups; to levy a five percent tax on the gross proceeds of products containing psychoactive cannabinoids sold at retail; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
|
||
|
||
Cannabis, sale to minors of psychoactive cannabinoids prohibited; 5% tax on gross proceeds levied
|
||
|
||
## Version chain
|
||
|
||
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
|
||
|
||
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB66-int.pdf)
|
||
2. **Act 2023-169** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1257490.AI1.pdf)
|
||
3. **Amendment 0I8FGC-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/0I8FGC-1.pdf)
|
||
4. **Amendment 6LB81Z-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/6LB81Z-1.pdf)
|
||
5. **Amendment 9V6VPP-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/9V6VPP-1.pdf)
|
||
6. **Amendment F1MMC5-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/F1MMC5-1.pdf)
|
||
7. **Amendment N3Y0T8-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/N3Y0T8-1.pdf)
|
||
8. **Amendment RUR7MN-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/RUR7MN-1.pdf)
|
||
9. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB66-eng.pdf)
|
||
10. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB66-enr.pdf)
|
||
|
||
## Votes
|
||
|
||
- Roll of the S for Vote 74 on SB66 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
|
||
- Roll of the S for Vote 580 on SB66 (2023 Regular Session) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
|
||
- Roll of the S for Vote 75 on SB66 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
|
||
- Roll of the H for Vote 516 on SB66 (2023 Regular Session) — **105–0** (pass) · lower
|
||
- Roll of the H for Vote 518 on SB66 (2023 Regular Session) — **105–0** (pass) · lower
|
||
- Roll of the S for Vote 73 on SB66 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
|
||
- Roll of the S for Vote 76 on SB66 (2023 Regular Session) — **29–1** (pass) · upper
|
||
- Roll of the H for Vote 519 on SB66 (2023 Regular Session) — **105–0** (pass) · lower
|
||
- Roll of the H for Vote 517 on SB66 (2023 Regular Session) — **105–0** (pass) · lower
|
||
|
||
## Sponsors
|
||
|
||
- Tim Melson — primary (person)
|
||
|
||
## Timeline
|
||
|
||
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
|
||
|
||
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
|
||
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Concur
|
||
- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended `passage`
|
||
- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
|
||
- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
|
||
- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
|
||
- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
|
||
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
|
||
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
|
||
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Health) `committee-passage`
|
||
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Health)
|
||
- **2023-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over (Health)
|
||
- **2023-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Health) `referral-committee`
|
||
- **2023-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
|
||
- **2023-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** No Recommendation (Ways and Means General Fund)
|
||
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Ways and Means General Fund) `referral-committee`
|
||
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
|
||
- **2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
|
||
- **2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
|
||
- **2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
|
||
- **2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
|
||
- **2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
|
||
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
|
||
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
|
||
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Healthcare) `committee-passage`
|
||
- **2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Healthcare) `introduction, referral`
|
||
- **2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
|
||
- **2023-05-11T16:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-169 `became-law`
|
||
|
||
## Source
|
||
|
||
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e1aedf9-5325-415a-9401-6277a0bb817a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).
|
||
|