---
type: "Bill"
title: "Examiners of Public Accounts Department, provisions governing operation of substantially revised, Chapter 5 of Title 41 repealed, Chapter 5A of Title 41 added"
description: "Examiners of Public Accounts Department, provisions governing operation of substantially revised, Chapter 5 of Title 41 repealed, Chapter 5A of Title 41 added"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2018rs"
identifier: "HB 131"
citation: "Alabama HB 131 (2018rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Examiners of Public Accounts Department"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pringle"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c927c81-7acb-4828-a3fd-6d0f278eba6e"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB131"
source_hash: "2de86c95a65a0797838d505175af15eda06400ed6d4edfa93973d9f1e0b4789c"
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 131 (2018rs) — Examiners of Public Accounts Department, provisions governing operation of substantially revised, Chapter 5 of Title 41 repealed, Chapter 5A of Title 41 added

## 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/2018rs/PrintFiles/HB131-int.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/HB131-eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/HB131-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Holley motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 376 — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Holley motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 377 — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Pringle motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 325 — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 378 — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 45 — **71–7** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 43 — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 44 — **66–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pringle — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Fiscal Responsibility `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2018-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal Responsibility Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 43 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** Pringle Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 44 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 45 `passage`
- **2018-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2018-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and `reading-2`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Governmental Affairs first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Holley motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 376 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Holley Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Holley motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 377 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 378 `passage`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Pringle motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 325 `passage`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Second House Amendment
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 10:08 a.m. on February 15, 2018. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2018-129. `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** 

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2c927c81-7acb-4828-a3fd-6d0f278eba6e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).