# Alabama SB64: State waters; persons commercially cutting aquatic plants required to remove cut plants, criminal penalties established Alabama SB64, State waters; persons commercially cutting aquatic plants required to remove cut plants, criminal penalties established, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Steve Livingston (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-03-19 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB64-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB64 - State: Alabama - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: State waters; persons commercially cutting aquatic plants required to remove cut plants, criminal penalties established - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-03-19, Enacted - Sponsor: Steve Livingston (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Conservation & Natural Resources; Waters & Boating - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (299 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Aquatic plant businesses must remove cut plants: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, businesses that cut, trim, sever, or uproot aquatic plants in Alabama public waters must remove the resulting plant matter. They must use commercially reasonable removal methods. Violations are Class C misdemeanors with a mandatory minimum fine of $500. Fine money goes to… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Steve Livingston (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Wes Kitchens (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-04 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 314 | pass | 103 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 103 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 114 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Livingston motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 113 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 31 | 0 | | ## Actions (22) - 2025-03-19: Enacted (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Signature Requested (House) - 2025-03-04: Third Reading in Second House (House) - 2025-03-04: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 314 (House) - 2025-03-04: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2025-02-26: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2025-02-20: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (House) - 2025-02-20: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2025-02-18: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Livingston motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 113 (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 114 (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Engrossed (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry 1st Amendment (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB64-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB64-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB64-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/SB64-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB64-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB64-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-SB64-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).