SB 147 Alabama Senate · 2023 Regular Session

Relating to livestock; to amend Section 3-5-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that no municipal governing body may adopt or continue in effect any ordinance, rule, resolution, or directive that prohibits a person from permitting their livestock or animals to run at large on the premises of another or public land which does not require the same mens rea as state law; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Summary
Livestock, to provide municipal directives may not be inconsistent, defines inconsistent
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Apr 4, 2023 Signed Apr 25, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 6, 2023 · House Apr 18, 2023

How they voted

320
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 34
Apr 6, 2023
D Democratic8
7 Yea 1
87% Yea
R Republican26
25 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Agriculture and Forestry)
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (Agriculture and Forestry)
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry)
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry)
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of David Sessions
David Sessions
RRepublican
AL
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