AL HB38 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on March 9 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-09 - Enacted
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on March 9 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-09 - Enacted
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
State waters; Alabama Seagrass Restoration Task Force established to remediate seagrass loss within state marine waters
Title
State waters; Alabama Seagrass Restoration Task Force established to remediate seagrass loss within state marine waters
Sponsors
| Rep. Chip Brown [R] |
Roll Calls
2026-02-25 - House - Brown Concur In and Adopt - Roll Call 594 (Y: 90 N: 0 NV: 9 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - Senate - Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 386 (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - Senate - Sessions motion to Adopt - Roll Call 385 QNA6655-1 (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - Senate - Third Reading in Second House (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - Senate - SBIR: Passed by Second House (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-01-22 - House - Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 141 (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-22 - House - Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 140 6Y5FDZ1-1 (Y: 103 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-22 - House - Third Reading in House of Origin (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-22 - House - HBIR: Passed by House of Origin (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - Senate - Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 386 (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - Senate - Sessions motion to Adopt - Roll Call 385 QNA6655-1 (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - Senate - Third Reading in Second House (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - Senate - SBIR: Passed by Second House (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-01-22 - House - Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 141 (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-22 - House - Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 140 6Y5FDZ1-1 (Y: 103 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-22 - House - Third Reading in House of Origin (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-22 - House - HBIR: Passed by House of Origin (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | House | Enacted |
| 2026-03-09 | House | Enacted |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Delivered to Governor |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Signature Requested |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Enrolled |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Ready to Enroll |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Brown Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 594 |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 386 |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Sessions motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 385 QNA6655-1 |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry 1st Amendment Offered QNA6655-1 |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar |
| 2026-01-28 | Senate | Reported Out of Committee Second House |
| 2026-01-28 | Senate | Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry 1st Amendment QNA6655-1 |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Pending Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry |
| 2026-01-22 | House | Engrossed |
| 2026-01-22 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 141 |
| 2026-01-22 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 140 6Y5FDZ1-1 |
| 2026-01-22 | House | Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit Engrossed Substitute Offered 6Y5FDZ1-1 |
| 2026-01-22 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin |
| 2026-01-14 | House | Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar |
| 2026-01-14 | House | Reported Out of Committee House of Origin from House Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit 6Y5FDZ1-1 |
| 2026-01-14 | House | Reported Out Committee House of Origin-- Committee Amendment from House Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit FKRQZ5C-1 |
| 2026-01-13 | House | Pending House Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit |
| 2026-01-13 | House | Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit |
| 2025-08-14 | House | Prefiled |
