HB176 Alabama 2017 Session
Bill Summary
This bill would create the Alabama Space Authority within the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) to promote research and development of new space exploration technologies; sponsor conferences and business roundtables within the aerospace, aviation, and related industries; and promote activities and industries, including performing a feasibility study on the securing of a license for and development of a spaceport in Alabama. The authority would include representatives of the University of Alabama in Huntsville, the Alabama Department of Commerce, ADECA, Alabama Department of Transportation, the Governor, the Legislature, and other individuals with knowledge and interest in space technology.
To create the Alabama Space Authority within the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA), to promote the research and development of new space exploration and spaceport technologies; to sponsor conferences and business roundtables within the aerospace, aviation, and related industries; and promote activities and industries related to space exploration; to include representatives on the authority of the University of Alabama in Huntsville, the Alabama Department of Commerce, ADECA, Alabama Department of Transportation, the Governor, the Legislature, and other individuals with knowledge and interest in space technology.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2017 | H | Forwarded to Governor on May 19, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. |
| May 18, 2017 | H | Assigned Act No. 2017-403. |
| May 18, 2017 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| May 18, 2017 | H | Enrolled |
| May 18, 2017 | S | Signature Requested |
| May 18, 2017 | S | Concurred in Second House Amendment |
| May 18, 2017 | H | Sanderford motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1020 |
| May 18, 2017 | H | Concurrence Requested |
| May 16, 2017 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1237 |
| May 16, 2017 | S | Dial motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| May 16, 2017 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| May 16, 2017 | S | Dial motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1234 |
| May 16, 2017 | S | Dial Amendment Offered |
| May 16, 2017 | S | Dial motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1233 |
| May 16, 2017 | S | Dial Amendment Offered |
| May 16, 2017 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| May 8, 2017 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| May 3, 2017 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs |
| May 1, 2017 | H | Engrossed |
| May 1, 2017 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 700 |
| May 1, 2017 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 699 |
| May 1, 2017 | H | Sanderford Amendment Offered |
| May 1, 2017 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 698 |
| May 1, 2017 | H | Technology and Research Amendment Offered |
| May 1, 2017 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 15, 2017 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| February 8, 2017 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Technology and Research |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB176 Alabama 2017 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB176 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |
Source: Alabama Legislature