# Alabama SB304: Powering Growth Act established, Alabama Energy Infrastructure Bank and the Strategic Energy Procurement Fund established under the State Industrial Development Authority to assist in obtaining equipment and providing financing for qualified energy infrastructure projects Alabama SB304, Powering Growth Act established, Alabama Energy Infrastructure Bank and the Strategic Energy Procurement Fund established under the State Industrial Development Authority to assist in obtaining equipment and providing financing for qualified energy infrastructure projects, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Arthur Orr (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-14 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB304-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB304 - State: Alabama - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Powering Growth Act established, Alabama Energy Infrastructure Bank and the Strategic Energy Procurement Fund established under the State Industrial Development Authority to assist in obtaining equipment and providing financing for qualified energy infrastructure projects - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-04-08 - Last action: 2025-05-14, Enacted - Sponsor: Arthur Orr (Republican) - Cosponsors: 12 - Subjects: Economic Development - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (313 yes, 3 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: Arthur Orr (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Bobby D. Singleton (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dan Roberts (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: David Sessions (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Donnie Chesteen (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gerald H. Allen (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jack W. Williams (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Josh Carnley (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lance Bell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Randy Price (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve Livingston (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tim Melson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Wes Kitchens (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-06 | Senate | Orr Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 926 | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2025-05-01 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1155 | pass | 98 | 1 | | | 2025-05-01 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1154 | pass | 97 | 2 | | | 2025-04-24 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 804 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2025-04-24 | Senate | Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 803 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2025-04-24 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 30 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-05-14: Enacted (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Orr Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 926 (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Signature Requested (House) - 2025-05-06: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Moore (P) 1st Amendment Offered (House) - 2025-05-01: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1154 (House) - 2025-05-01: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1155 (House) - 2025-04-29: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2025-04-29: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2025-04-24: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 803 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 804 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Engrossed (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Economic Development and Tourism (House) - 2025-04-24: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2025-04-17: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Amendment (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB304-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB304-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB304-enr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted) - 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) - HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB304-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB304-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB304-enr.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) - [Alabama bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama/bills) - [Alabama state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB304-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).