SB89 • 2026

State Pilotage Commission; statewide laws repealed

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Sessions
Last action: 2026-02-03
Official status: Enacted
Effective date: 2026-06-01

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details about the replacement of repealed laws or the handling of existing bar pilots.

Repealing State Pilotage Commission Laws

This law removes the rules about the State Pilotage Commission and bar pilots in Alabama.

What This Bill Does

Removes laws that set up the State Pilotage Commission.
Gets rid of rules for how bar pilots must work in the state.

Who It Names or Affects

People who were part of or worked with the State Pilotage Commission.
Bar pilots and companies that use their services.

Terms To Know

State Pilotage Commission: A group in Alabama that used to manage bar pilots and make rules for them.
Bar Pilots: Special boat operators who help guide large ships safely into ports or through tricky waters.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not say what will replace the removed laws.
It is unclear how existing bar pilots and their work will be handled after these laws are gone.

Bill History

2026-02-03 Senate
Enacted
2026-01-29 House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 217 (Yeas 97, Nays 0)
2026-01-29 House
Third Reading in Second House (Yeas 97, Nays 0)
2026-01-29 Senate
Delivered to Governor
2026-01-29 House
Signature Requested
2026-01-29 Senate
Enrolled
2026-01-29 Senate
Ready to Enroll
2026-01-21 House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-01-21 House
Reported Out of Committee Second House
2026-01-15 Senate
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 11 (Yeas 35, Nays 0)
2026-01-15 Senate
Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 35, Nays 0)
2026-01-15 House
Pending Committee Action in Second House
2026-01-15 House
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit
2026-01-14 Senate
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-01-14 Senate
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
2026-01-13 Senate
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
2026-01-13 Senate
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Official Summary Text

This act repeals: (1) Article 1, Chapter 4 of Title 33, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the establishment of the State Pilotage Commission; and (2) Article 2, Chapter 4 of Title 33, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to requirements for the operation of bar pilots in the state.

Current Bill Text

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SB89 ENROLLED
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SB89
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By Senators Sessions, Figures, Elliott, Albritton
RFD: Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
First Read: 13-Jan-26
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SB89 Enrolled
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First Read: 13-Jan-26
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to the State Pilotage Commission and bar
pilots; to repeal Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 33,
consisting of Sections 33-4-1 through 33-4-14, Code of Alabama
1975, establishing the State Pilotage Commission; and to
repeal Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 33, consisting of
Sections 33-4-30 through 33-4-57, Code of Alabama 1975,
establishing requirements for bar pilots in this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 33,
consisting of Sections 33-4-1 through 33-4-14, Code of Alabama
1975, establishing the State Pilotage Commission, and Article
2 of Chapter 4 of Title 33, consisting of Sections 33-4-30
through 33-4-57, Code of Alabama 1975, establishing
requirements for bar pilots in this state, are repealed.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on June 1,
2026.
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SB89 Enrolled
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President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
SB89
Senate 15-Jan-26
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed
the Senate.
Patrick Harris,
Secretary.
House of Representatives
Passed: 29-Jan-26
By: Senator Sessions
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