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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Circuit and district courts, jurisdiction, monetary amounts, removal of cases with concurrent jurisdiction from district court to circuit court, Secs. 12-11-30, 12-12-30 am'd."
+description: "Circuit and district courts, jurisdiction, monetary amounts, removal of cases with concurrent jurisdiction from district court to circuit court, Secs. 12-11-30, 12-12-30 am'd."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
+legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
+session: "2019rs"
+identifier: "SB 297"
+citation: "Alabama SB 297 (2019rs)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Courts"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Givhan"]
+version_count: 9
+action_count: 33
+vote_count: 10
+first_action: "2019-04-16T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8e91eed-9711-4793-97b5-888788528a45"
+source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB297"
+source_hash: "3d35f8c190ab75d4623983f8c4ceecf00297b3c035c5ee8a9c76cf501812075f"
+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 SB 297 (2019rs) — Circuit and district courts, jurisdiction, monetary amounts, removal of cases with concurrent jurisdiction from district court to circuit court, Secs. 12-11-30, 12-12-30 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/SB297-int.pdf)
+2. **Amd/Sub 201358-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/201358-1.pdf)
+3. **Amd/Sub 202115-3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/202115-3.pdf)
+4. **Amd/Sub 202209-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/202209-2.pdf)
+5. **Amd/Sub 202219-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/202219-1.pdf)
+6. **Amd/Sub 202270-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/202270-1.pdf)
+7. **Amd/Sub 202373-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/202373-1.pdf)
+8. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/SB297-eng.pdf)
+9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/SB297-enr.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Faulkner motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1232 — **99–0** (pass) · lower
+- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1136 — **31–0** (pass) · upper
+- Givhan motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1135 — **31–0** (pass) · upper
+- Faulkner motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1264 — **102–0** (pass) · lower
+- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1234 — **96–0** (pass) · lower
+- Faulkner motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1233 — **99–0** (pass) · lower
+- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1231 — **101–0** (pass) · lower
+- Marsh motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1380 — **26–0** (pass) · upper
+- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1235 — **100–0** (pass) · lower
+- Marsh motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1445 — **31–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Givhan — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2019-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
+- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Givhan Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Givhan motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1135 `amendment-passage`
+- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1136 `passage`
+- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
+- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 3 amendments `reading-2`
+- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** JUDY 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1231 `amendment-passage`
+- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** JUDY 2nd Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Faulkner motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1232 `amendment-passage`
+- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** JUDY 3rd Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Faulkner motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1233 `amendment-passage`
+- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Faulkner Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1234 `amendment-passage`
+- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1235 `passage`
+- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
+- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Marsh motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1380 `passage`
+- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Second House Amendment
+- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
+- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
+- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Forwarded to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Executive Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Marsh motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1445 `passage`
+- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** House of Origin Concurs in Executive Amendment
+- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Faulkner motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1264 `passage`
+- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Second House Concurs in Executive Amendment
+- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
+- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
+- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2019-405. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8e91eed-9711-4793-97b5-888788528a45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).
+