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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Juveniles, dependency hearing, allow statements to be entered into evidence in cases if they were made by a child under the age of 12 during a forensic interview and pertain to allegations of abuse against the child, Secs. 12-15-301, 12-15-310 am'd."
+description: "Juveniles, dependency hearing, allow statements to be entered into evidence in cases if they were made by a child under the age of 12 during a forensic interview and pertain to allegations of abuse against the child, Secs. 12-15-301, 12-15-310 am'd."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
+legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
+session: "2019rs"
+identifier: "HB 31"
+citation: "Alabama HB 31 (2019rs)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Juveniles"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Reynolds"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2019-03-05T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb2a3bb2-5ce0-42e7-91c3-d8d9eaeb6e8d"
+source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB31"
+source_hash: "bd9c952e9adcc546ed6b59a51c4037a1a86b35e8da1373ed00a3739850c1c5ca"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
+---
+
+# Alabama HB 31 (2019rs) — Juveniles, dependency hearing, allow statements to be entered into evidence in cases if they were made by a child under the age of 12 during a forensic interview and pertain to allegations of abuse against the child, Secs. 12-15-301, 12-15-310 am'd.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB31-int.pdf)
+2. **Amd/Sub 198179-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/198179-1.pdf)
+3. **Amd/Sub 198528-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/198528-1.pdf)
+4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB31-eng.pdf)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB31-enr.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 72 — **98–0** (pass) · lower
+- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1363 — **24–0** (pass) · upper
+- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 73 — **90–0** (pass) · lower
+- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 74 — **102–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Reynolds — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2019-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
+- **2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Judiciary Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 72 `amendment-passage`
+- **2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Collins Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 73 `amendment-passage`
+- **2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 74 `passage`
+- **2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
+- **2019-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
+- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1363 `passage`
+- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
+- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
+- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
+- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
+- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2019-381. `executive-signature`
+- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 1:35 p.m. on May 30, 2019. `executive-receipt`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb2a3bb2-5ce0-42e7-91c3-d8d9eaeb6e8d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).
+