# Alabama HB181: Dredging; coastal areas, dredged materials required to be beneficially used by persons dredging certain amounts Alabama HB181, Dredging; coastal areas, dredged materials required to be beneficially used by persons dredging certain amounts, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Rhett Marques (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-02-10 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB181-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama HB181 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Dredging; coastal areas, dredged materials required to be beneficially used by persons dredging certain amounts - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-02-10, Enacted - Sponsor: Rhett Marques (Republican) - Cosponsors: 13 - Subjects: Conservation & Natural Resources - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (493 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New reuse rules for coastal dredgers: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, anyone dredging more than 1 million cubic yards yearly in Alabama coastal areas must beneficially use at least 70%. Qualifying uses include fish and wildlife habitat, recreation, and industrial or commercial uses. Placing material in public waters counts only for shorelin… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Rhett Marques (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Adline Clarke (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brett Easterbrook (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chip Brown (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Donna Givens (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Frances Holk-Jones (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeff Sorrells (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Fidler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Margie Wilcox (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark Shirey (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Matt Simpson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Napoleon Bracy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sam Jones (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Shane Stringer (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-03 | Senate | Albritton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 209 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 210 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | Marques Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 271 | pass | 100 | 0 | 2 | | 2026-02-03 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 99 | 0 | 3 | | 2026-01-27 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 175 | pass | 98 | 0 | 4 | | 2026-01-27 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 176 | pass | 97 | 0 | 6 | ## Actions (26) - 2026-02-10: Enacted (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Signature Requested (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Third Reading in Second House (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Albritton 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Albritton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 209 (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 210 (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Marques Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 271 (House) - 2026-02-03: Ready to Enroll (House) - 2026-02-03: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Third Reading in House of Origin (House) - 2026-01-27: Ways and Means General Fund Engrossed Substitute Offered (House) - 2026-01-27: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 175 (House) - 2026-01-27: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 176 (House) - 2026-01-27: Engrossed (House) - 2026-01-27: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House) - 2026-01-21: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-01-14: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House) - 2026-01-14: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-01-14: Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin (House) - 2026-01-13: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit (House) - 2026-01-13: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB181-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB181-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB181-enr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB67: Voter Information; 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