# Alabama HB212: State waters; persons commercially cutting aquatic plants required to remove cut plants, criminal penalties established

Alabama HB212, State waters; persons commercially cutting aquatic plants required to remove cut plants, criminal penalties established, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mike Kirkland (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-06 (Currently Indefinitely Postponed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB212
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: State waters; persons commercially cutting aquatic plants required to remove cut plants, criminal penalties established
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Currently Indefinitely Postponed
- Sponsor: Mike Kirkland (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Conservation & Natural Resources; Waters & Boating
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (199 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Kirkland (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeana Ross (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ritchie Whorton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William Brock Colvin (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 312 | pass | 101 | 0 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2025-05-06: Currently Indefinitely Postponed (House)
- 2025-03-04: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2025-03-04: Agriculture and Forestry Engrossed Substitute Offered (House)
- 2025-03-04: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 312 (House)
- 2025-03-04: SB64 Substituted for HB212 a Companion Bill (House)
- 2025-02-12: Agriculture and Forestry 1st Amendment (House)
- 2025-02-12: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2025-02-12: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-06: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (House)
- 2025-02-06: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB212-int.pdf)

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- SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted)
- SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted)
- HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted)
- HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted)
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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB212-int.pdf)

## Related
- [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs)
- [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs)
- [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs)
- [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs)
- [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs)
- [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB212-2025rs (as of 2026-10-19).