republic-os/legislation/us/states/al/2019rs/sb-199.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education budget, appropriations for the support, maintenance, and development of public education"
description: "Education budget, appropriations for the support, maintenance, and development of public education"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2019rs"
identifier: "SB 199"
citation: "Alabama SB 199 (2019rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education Trust Fund"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Orr"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 46
vote_count: 17
first_action: "2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0e5581e-0755-4e09-82d0-edef189e389a"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB199"
source_hash: "449ad3a39eeb77d2d705e5e569536e637c357a2f2461702223425af851ca5739"
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 199 (2019rs) — Education budget, appropriations for the support, maintenance, and development of public education

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/SB199-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 200181-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/200181-1.pdf)
3. **Amd/Sub 200462-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/200462-2.pdf)
4. **Amd/Sub 200467-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/200467-1.pdf)
5. **Amd/Sub 201538-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/201538-1.pdf)
6. **Amd/Sub 201620-3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/201620-3.pdf)
7. **Amd/Sub 202090-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/202090-1.pdf)
8. **Amd/Sub 202137-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/202137-1.pdf)
9. **Amd/Sub 202142-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/202142-1.pdf)
10. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/SB199-eng.pdf)
11. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/SB199-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1074 — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Marsh motion to Non Concur and Appoint Conference Committee adopted Roll Call 1266 P&PO appoints Orr, Smitherman and Whatley — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Poole motion to Accede adopted Roll Call 1139 House appoints Poole, Baker and Scot — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Poole motion to Suspend Joint Rule 21 adopted Roll Call 1262 — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Poole motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1263 — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Orr motion to Suspend Joint Rule 21 adopted Roll Call 1442 — **30–1** (pass) · upper
- Marsh motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1443 — **30–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 537 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Gudger motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 536 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 535 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 534 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 540 — **29–2** (pass) · upper
- Poole motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1076 — **72–27** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1075 — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1078 — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1077 — **90–4** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1073 — **101–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Orr — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and `reading-2`
- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Finance and Taxation Education first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 534 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Orr Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 535 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Smitherman Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Gudger motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 536 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 537 `passage`
- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Figures motion to Reconsider adopted Voice Vote
- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 540 `passage`
- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Ways and Means Education first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Ways and Means Education Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1073 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Lipscomb intended to vote "Yea"
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1074 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Warren Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1075 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Hall Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Poole motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1076 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Wadsworth Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1077 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1078 `passage`
- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Marsh motion to Non Concur and Appoint Conference Committee adopted Roll Call 1266 P&PO appoints Orr, Smitherman and Whatley
- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee Requested
- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Poole motion to Accede adopted Roll Call 1139 House appoints Poole, Baker and Scot
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee Appointed
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Report
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Orr motion to Suspend Joint Rule 21 adopted Roll Call 1442
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Marsh motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1443 `passage`
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Poole motion to Suspend Joint Rule 21 adopted Roll Call 1262
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Concurrence Requested
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Poole motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1263 `passage`
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Conference Report
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2019-403. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Forwarded to Governor on May 31, 2019 at 3:39 p.m. on May 31, 2019 `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Received
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f0e5581e-0755-4e09-82d0-edef189e389a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).