---
type: "Bill"
title: "Evictions, lease termination, notice period reduced, list of non-curable defaults expanded, Sec. 35-9A-421 am'd."
description: "Evictions, lease termination, notice period reduced, list of non-curable defaults expanded, Sec. 35-9A-421 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2018rs"
identifier: "HB 421"
citation: "Alabama HB 421 (2018rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Landlord-Tenant"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sessions"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ba4a582-a8de-47ea-b3a8-ea3cc38c99db"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB421"
source_hash: "7c4e8aadb3b6b5791948529a08cef7d3b5fbcec6f5a5da3f9c6f15be83502584"
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 421 (2018rs) — Evictions, lease termination, notice period reduced, list of non-curable defaults expanded, Sec. 35-9A-421 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/2018rs/PrintFiles/HB421-int.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/HB421-eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/HB421-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 646 — **81–5** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1050 — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 647 — **78–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sessions — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Commerce and Small Business `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Coleman Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 646 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 647 `passage`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Hanes intended to vote "Yea"
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Clarke intended to vote "Nay"
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1050 `passage`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2018-473. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Forwarded to Governor on March 22, 2018 at 2:22 p.m. on March 22, 2018. `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ba4a582-a8de-47ea-b3a8-ea3cc38c99db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).