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SB64 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021
SB64 Alabama 2017 Session
Senate Bill
Expired
Current Status
Regular Session 2017
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Space, Alabama Space Authority, created within Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, membership and powers
Description

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.

Subjects
Alabama Space Authority

Bill Actions

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Technology and Research

S

Engrossed

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 63

S

Dial motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 62

S

Dial Amendment Offered

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Dial motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote

S

Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Transportation and Energy

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

February 16, 2017 Senate Passed
Yes 28
Absent 7

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature